entocondyle

entocondyle

English

Etymology

ento- +‎ condyle

Noun

entocondyle (plural entocondyles)

1. An internal condyle (on the side next to 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:10.1371/journal.pone.0144695:

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