epicondyle

noun

epi·con·dyle | \ ˌep-i-ˈkän-ˌdīl also -dᵊl

Medical Definition of epicondyle

: any of several prominences on the distal part of a long bone serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments:

a : one on the outer aspect of the distal part of the humerus or proximal to the lateral condyle of the femur

— called also lateral epicondyle

b : a larger and more prominent one on the inner aspect of the distal part of the humerus or proximal to the medial condyle of the femur

— called also medial epicondyle

— see epitrochlea