condyloid process

1. 1.

   the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull

   Synonymscondylar processmandibular condyle

   Broadercondyle

   Part oflower jaw

Questions about condyloid process

What does condyloid process mean?

condyloid process means "the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull".

What is another word for condyloid process?

Close synonyms include condylar process, mandibular condyle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is condyloid process a common word?

condyloid process is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.