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shoulder joint

DEFINITIONS OF: shoulder joint

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n a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

Synonyms:
articulatio humeri, shoulder
Type of:
articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
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