supracondylar

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   anatomy and medicine: situated above, relating to, or affecting the area above a condyle of a bone

   The X-ray revealed a supracondylar fracture just above the elbow joint.

Formed from Latin supra, 'above,' and condylar, 'relating to a condyle.' Condyle ultimately comes from Greek kondylos, 'knuckle or rounded joint,' while -ar forms relational adjectives.

Topics

External links

• Cambridge Dictionary
• Wiktionary
• Google Images