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  1. glenoid fossa:


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Detailed Synonyms for glenoid fossa in English

glenoid fossa:

glenoid fossa [the ~] nom

  1. the glenoid fossa
    – the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint 1
    the glenoid cavity; the glenoid fossa
    – the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint 1
  2. the glenoid fossa
    – a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible 1
    the glenoid fossa; the mandibular fossa
    – a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible 1

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Related Definitions for "glenoid fossa":

  1. the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint1
  2. a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible1

Related Synonyms for glenoid fossa