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Definition of Lateral epicondyle
1. Noun. Epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur.
Medical Definition of Lateral epicondyle
1. A bony prominence of the outer aspect of the humerus. The lateral epicondyle provides origin for the muscles which dorsiflex the wrist. Inflammation at this site is known as tennis elbow. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Epicondyle
Literary usage of Lateral epicondyle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The lateral epicondyle, smaller and less prominent than the medial, ... Above and
behind the lateral epicondyle is an area for the origin of the lateral ..."
2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"... on the medial side, and the brachio-radialis and extensor carpi radialis longus
on the lateral side. It ends at the level of the lateral epicondyle of ..."
3. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"Opposite the medial epicondyle over the capitulum is the lateral epicondyle (<>)
for the origin of extensor muscles of the forearm and of the radial ..."
4. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The branches anastomosing in front of the lateral epicondyle are: the radial ...
Those behind the lateral epicondyle (perhaps more properly described as ..."
5. The Anatomy of the human skeleton by Henry Morris, John Ernest Frazer (1914)
"The lateral epicondyle is flat and irregular. Above, it gives attachment to a
common tendon of origin of the extensor carpi radialis brevis, ..."
6. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"The olecranon is a little nearer to the medial than to the lateral epicondyle,
especially in children. Observe the free movement of the skin over the ..."
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