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Glenoid

Gle′noid

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] socket of a joint +
εἶδοσ
form; cf. F.
glénoïde
.]
(Anat.)
Having the form of a smooth and shallow depression; socketlike; – applied to several articular surfaces of bone;
as, the
glenoid
cavity, or fossa, of the scapula, in which the head of the humerus articulates
.

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glenoid

glenoid

English

Noun

glenoid (plural glenoids)

  1. (anatomy) A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.

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Adjective

glenoid (comparative more glenoid, superlative most glenoid)

  1. Of or pertaining to this depression.

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