Epicondyle

Word EPICONDYLE
Character 10
Hyphenation ep i con dyle
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Epicondyle"

What do we mean by epicondyle?

A rounded projection at the end of a bone, located on or above a condyle and usually serving as a place of attachment for ligaments and tendons. noun

In anatomy, a name given by Chaussier to the external condyle or outer protuberance on the lower extremity of the humerus or arm-bone, which aids in forming the elbow-joint. noun

A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the humerus; the internal condyle. noun

A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached noun

A projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments noun

A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.

Epi meaning "upon"; condyle meaning "knuckle" or "rounded articular area(Wiki) Often refered to as the medial or lateral epicondyle of the knee. Located on the largest breadth above the medial and lateral meniscus. Urban Dictionary

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The word "epicondyle" in example sentences

Operative vs. nonoperative treatment of medial epicondyle fractures ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The bone's got a fracture clearly visible just above the medial epicondyle, whatever that is." ❋ Unknown (2002)

"Medial epicondyle, trochlea, greater and lesser tubercle, " he said. ❋ Connelly, Michael, 1956- (2002)

The elbow is swollen, the fore-arm is shortened, but the triangle between the olecranon, epitrochlear and epicondyle is preserved. ❋ Unknown (1989)

The _ulnaris lateralis_ (flexor metacarpi externus) has its origin from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus and inserts to the proximal extremity of the fourth metacarpal (outer splint) bone and by another attachment to the accessory carpal bone (trapezium) with the tendon of the flexor carpiulnaris (flexor metacarpi medius). ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

The lateral (external), shorter and thicker, arises from the depression on the lateral epicondyle and inserts to the head of the fibula. ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

The _flexor carpiulnaris_ (flexor metacarpi medius) has two heads of origin; one, the larger, originates from the epicondyle of the humerus and the other from the posterior surface of the olecranon. ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

The _flexor carpiradialis_ (flexor metacarpi internus) originates from the medial epicondyle of the humerus. ❋ John Victor Lacroix (N/A)

The lateral border runs from the back part of the greater tubercle to the lateral epicondyle, and separates the anterolateral from the posterior surface. ❋ Unknown (1918)

One or two supratrochlear glands are placed above the medial epicondyle of the humerus, medial to the basilic vein. ❋ Unknown (1918)

About the sixteenth or seventeenth year, the lateral epicondyle and both portions of the articulating surface, having already joined, unite with the body, and at the eighteenth year the medial epicondyle becomes joined to it. ❋ Unknown (1918)

A small, hook-shaped process of bone, the supracondylar process, varying from 2 to 20 mm. in length, is not infrequently found projecting from the antero-medial surface of the body of the humerus 5 cm. above the medial epicondyle. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The lateral epicondyle of the humerus, the radius, and the thumb lie along the preaxial border of the upper limb; and the medial epicondyle of the femur, the tibia, and the great toe along the corresponding border of the lower limb. ❋ Unknown (1918)

—The humerus is ossified from eight centers, one for each of the following parts: the body, the head, the greater tubercle, the lesser tubercle, the capitulum, the trochlea, and one for each epicondyle. ❋ Unknown (1918)

On either side it gives off a strong intermuscular septum, which is attached to the corresponding supracondylar ridge and epicondyle of the humerus. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The lateral epicondyle is a small, tuberculated eminence, curved a little forward, and giving attachment to the radial collateral ligament of the elbow-joint, and to a tendon common to the origin of the Supinator and some of the Extensor muscles. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Slips sometimes pass from the inner border of the muscle over the brachial artery to the medial intermuscular septum, or the medial epicondyle; more rarely to the Pronator teres or Brachialis. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The lateral intermuscular septum extends from the lower part of the crest of the greater tubercle, along the lateral supracondylar ridge, to the lateral epicondyle; it is blended with the tendon of the Deltoideus, gives attachment to the Triceps brachii behind, to the Brachialis, Brachioradialis, and Extensor carpi radialis longus in front, and is perforated by the radial nerve and profunda branch of the branchial artery. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The medial intermuscular septum, thicker than the preceding, extends from the lower part of the crest of the lesser tubercle of the humerus below the Teres major, along the medial supracondylar ridge to the medial epicondyle; it is blended with the tendon of the Coracobrachialis, and affords attachment to the Triceps brachii behind and the Brachialis in front. ❋ Unknown (1918)

—A bony head may reach the medial epicondyle; a short head more rarely found may insert into the lesser tubercle. ❋ Unknown (1918)

1.To thus measure the “symmetry” of the knee, the investigator would then feel for the epicondyles of the [femur] by feeling for the largest [breadth]. 2. The knees bent at an angle of 90°s forces the [medial] and lateral epicondyles to be exposed and available to measure. ❋ Xcgroup (2015)

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