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Noun: glenoid cavity
  1. The concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
    - glenoid fossa

Derived forms: glenoid cavities

Type of: fossa, pit

Part of: scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone

Encyclopedia: Glenoid cavity

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