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Glenoid
Gle′noid
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] socket of a joint +
εἶδοσ
form; cf. F. glénoïde
.] (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 scapula, in which the head of the humerus articulates