glenoid

[ glee-noid ]

adjectiveAnatomy.

shallow or slightly cupped, as the articular cavities of the scapula and the temporal bone.
pertaining to such a cavity.

Origin of glenoid

1700–10; <Greek glēnoeid(ḗs), equivalent to glḗn(ē) pupil, eyeball + -oeidēs-oid

Other words from glenoid

sub·gle·noid, adjective

Words Nearby glenoid

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How to use glenoid in a sentence

Around the glenoid cavity is an area which is mainly ossified and is continuous with the scapula.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
This has a more or less cylindrical shaft and articulates by a prominent rounded head with the glenoid cavity.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The coracoid is a large flattened blade-shaped bone forming about one-third of the glenoid cavity.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The scapula is a small somewhat rod-shaped bone forming about two-thirds of the glenoid cavity.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
The glenoid articulating surfaces of both scapula and coracoid are lined by a thick pad of cartilage.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for glenoid

glenoid

/ (ˈɡliːnɔɪd) /

adjectiveanatomy

resembling or having a shallow cavity
denoting the cavity in the shoulder blade into which the head of the upper arm bone fits

Origin of glenoid

C18: from Greek glēnoeidēs, from glēnē socket of a joint

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