glenoid cavity

Other forms: glenoid cavities

Definitions of glenoid cavity
  1. noun
    the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
    synonyms: glenoid fossa
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    type of:
    fossa, pit
    a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
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