glenoid

American  

[glee-noid] / ˈgli nɔɪd /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. shallow or slightly cupped, as the articular cavities of the scapula and the temporal bone.

2. pertaining to such a cavity.

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glenoid British  

/ ˈɡliːnɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling or having a shallow cavity

2. denoting the cavity in the shoulder blade into which the head of the upper arm bone fits

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Other Word Forms

• subglenoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of glenoid

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

Example Sentences

The team said an MRI revealed a displaced fracture to the glenoid.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

In addition to their individual actions of moving the upper limb, the rotator cuff muscles also serve to hold the head of the humerus in position within the glenoid cavity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

At the hip joint, the head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum of the hip bone, and at the shoulder joint, the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These muscles serve as “dynamic ligaments” and thus can modulate their strengths of contraction as needed to hold the head of the humerus in position at the glenoid fossa.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

A partial fracture carrying away the lower part of the glenoid cavity simulates a sub-glenoid dislocation.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander