Preferred Label : lateral epicondyle of femur;
Uberon definition : The lateral epicondyle of the femur, smaller and less prominent than the medial epicondyle,
gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint. Directly below
it is a small depression from which a smooth well-marked groove curves obliquely upward
and backward to the posterior extremity of the condyle.;
Uberon synonym : epicondylus lateralis (femur);
Uberon related term : lateral femoral epicondyle;
Origin ID : 0009986;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The lateral epicondyle of the femur, smaller and less prominent than the medial epicondyle,
gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint. Directly below
it is a small depression from which a smooth well-marked groove curves obliquely upward
and backward to the posterior extremity of the condyle.
