glenoid cavity

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

glenoid cavity(n = noun.body) glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint;

is a part of scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone

is a kind of fossa, pit

glenoid cavity, n. a shallow depression on a bone, esp. the scapula and temporal bone, receiving the projection of another bone to form a joint.

Etymology

F gl{eacute}no{iuml}de f. Gk glenoeides f. glene socket