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glenoid

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glenoid [ˈgliːnɔɪd]
adj Anatomy
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) resembling or having a shallow cavity
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) denoting the cavity in the shoulder blade into which the head of the upper arm bone fits
[from Greek glēnoeidēs, from glēnē socket of a joint]
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Then the joint capsule (anterior, antero-inferior, superior, and superoposterior) next to the labrum was released and moved into the glenoid neck without compromising nerves.
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The ultrasound transducer is aligned in the long axis to the musculotendinous junction of the infraspinatus muscle, just inferior to the scapular spine, with the posterior glenoid rim and posterior glenohumeral joint line centred in the field of view.
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