Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
supracondylar . - noun The supracondylar process or foramen.
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- adjective anatomy
supracondylar
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Examples
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"supracondyloid" amputation, the femur is sawn just above the condyles, without going into the medullary canal.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners Joseph Bell 1874
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The latter structure, which is chiefly tendinous, originates in the supracondyloid fossa of the femur and has an insertion to the summit of the fibular tarsal (calcis) bone.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
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This arch is the homologue of the supracondyloid foramen found in many animals, and probably serves in them to protect the nerve and artery from compression during the contraction of the muscles in this region.
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