A condyloid joint (also called condylar, ellipsoidal, or bicondylar[1]) is an ovoid articular surface, or condyle that is received into an elliptical cavity.

This permits movement in two planes, allowing flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction.

Examples include:[2] These are also called ellipsoid joints.

An example of an Ellipsoid joint is the wrist; it functions similarly to the ball and socket joint except is unable to rotate 360 degrees; it prohibits axial rotation.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 285 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)