Difference between revisions of "condyle"
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|etymology=Greek <i>kondylos</i>, knuckle | |etymology=Greek <i>kondylos</i>, knuckle | ||
| − | |definition=1. A knoblike process that forms the fulcrum for joint movement. | + | |definition=1. A knoblike [[process]] that forms the [[fulcrum]] for [[joint]] movement. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]) The surfaces between arthropod joints, that provide the fulcra on which the joints move. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]) The surfaces between [[arthropod]] joints, that provide the fulcra on which the joints move. |
| − | 3. ([[Bryozoa]]: Gymnolaemata) In some cheilostomates, one of a pair of bilateral skeletal protruberances on which the operculum of an autozooid or mandible of an avicularium is hinged; in asymmetrical avicularia can be single. | + | 3. ([[Bryozoa]]: [[Gymnolaemata]]) In some cheilostomates, one of a pair of [[bilateral]] [[skeletal]] protruberances on which the [[operculum]] of an [[autozooid]] or [[mandible]] of an [[avicularium]] is hinged; in [[asymmetrical]] avicularia can be single. |
| − | 4. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) An enlarged prominent end of a shell. | + | 4. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) An enlarged [[prominent]] end of a [[shell]]. |
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Revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013
condyle (noun; Greek kondylos, knuckle): 1. A knoblike process that forms the fulcrum for joint movement.2. (Arthropoda) The surfaces between arthropod joints, that provide the fulcra on which the joints move.
3. (Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata) In some cheilostomates, one of a pair of bilateral skeletal protruberances on which the operculum of an autozooid or mandible of an avicularium is hinged; in asymmetrical avicularia can be single.
4. (Mollusca: Bivalvia) An enlarged prominent end of a shell.
