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Definition of Glenoid

1. a. 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.

Definition of Glenoid

1. having the shallow or slightly cupped form of a bone socket [adj]

Medical Definition of Glenoid

1. Having the form of a smooth and shallow depression; socktlike; applied to several articular surfaces of bone; as, the glenoid cavity, or fossa, of the scapula, in which the head of the humerus articulates. Origin: Gr.; socket of a joint + form; cf. F. Glenoide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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