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Word: Glenoid_cavity
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: glenoid from French glénoïde, from Greek glēnoeidēs, from glēnē ‘socket’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡliːnɔɪd
Definition:
a shallow depression on a bone into which another bone fits to form a joint, especially that on the scapula into which the head of the humerus fits.
Short Definition:shallow depression on bone into which another bone fits to form joint
Variant Forms:
- glenoid fossa
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