glenoid — glenoid; in·fra·glenoid; sub·glenoid; post·glenoid; … English syllables
Glenoid — Gle noid, a. [Gr. ?; ? socket of a joint + e i^dos form; cf. F. gl[ e]no[ i]de.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glenoid — [glē′noid΄, glen′oid΄] adj. [Gr glēnoeidēs < glēnē, socket of a joint, eyeball + eidēs, OID] forming a smooth, shallow cavity or socket for a bone; esp., designating the cavity on the head of the scapula which, together with the head of the… … English World dictionary
glenoid — Resembling a socket; denoting the articular depression of the scapula entering into the formation of the shoulder joint. [G. glenoeides, fr. glene, pupil of eye, socket of joint, honeycomb, + eidos, appearance] * * * glen·oid glen .ȯid, glēn … Medical dictionary
Glenoid fossa — can refer to: * Glenoid cavity (more common) * Mandibular fossa … Wikipedia
glenoid cavity — n the shallow cavity of the upper part of the scapula by which the humerus articulates with the pectoral girdle * * * (glenoid fossa) the socket of the shoulder joint: the pear shaped cavity at the top of the scapula into which the head of the… … Medical dictionary
glenoid fossa — n the depression in each lateral wall of the skull with which the mandible articulates called also mandibular fossa * * * see glenoid cavity … Medical dictionary
glenoid ligament of humerus — glenoid ligament of Macalister labrum glenoidale … Medical dictionary
glenoid cavity — glenoid fossa the socket of the shoulder joint: the pear shaped cavity at the top of the scapula into which the head of the humerus fits … The new mediacal dictionary
glenoid fossa — glenoid cavity … The new mediacal dictionary
