Condylar canal
condylar canal n.
The opening through the occipital bone posterior to the condyle on each side, transmitting the occipital emissary vein. Also called condyloid canal, posterior condyloid foramen.
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condylar emissary vein n. A vein that connects the sigmoid sinus and the venous plexuses surrounding the vertebral processes amd vertebral bodies through the condylar canal of the occipital bone.
- Condylar fossa
condylar fossa n. A depression behind the condyle of the occipital bone in which the posterior margin of the superior facet of the atlas lies in extension.
- Condylar joint
condylar joint n. See ellipsoidal joint.
- Condylar process
condylar process n. The articular process of the ramus of the mandible.
- Condylarth
[kon-dl-ahrth] /ˈkɒn dlˌɑrθ/ noun 1. any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.