ectocondyle

English

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ condyle.

Noun

ectocondyle (plural ectocondyles)

1. An external condyle (on the side away from the body)
   • 2016 January 7, “Morphofunctional Analysis of the Quadrate of Spinosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and the Presence of Spinosaurus and a Second Spinosaurine Taxon in the Cenomanian of North Africa.”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     The lateral condyle of the mandibular articulation, called ectocondyle, is separated from the medial condyle, or entocondyle, by the intercondylar sulcus.

Related terms

• ectocondylar