glenoid fossa

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• noun anatomy The hollow at the end of the scapula into which fits the humerus to make the shoulder joint

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• noun the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
• noun a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible