Glenoid

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  • n. A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to this depression.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the form of a smooth and shallow depression; socketlike; -- applied to several articular surfaces of bone.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Shallow or slightly cupped: specifically applied in anatomy to two articular cavities or fossæ, of the scapula and of the temporal bone respectively.
  • Having a glenoid fossa: as, the glenoid border of the scapula.
  • n. A glenoid fossa, as of the temporal bone or of the scapula; a glene.
    • Word Usage
    "The ball-and-socket joint comprises the rounded top of the upper arm bone (the "ball"), which fits into a dish-like cup called the glenoid (the "socket") in the shoulder blade."
    Cross Reference
    glenoid fossa    glenoid fissure   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    socketlike   
     
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