glenoid fossa

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Noun	1.	glenoid fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible mandibular fossa os temporale, temporal bone - a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear fossa, pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
	2.	glenoid fossa - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint glenoid cavity scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings fossa, pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)

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fossa glenoid cavity mandibular fossa os temporale pit Postglenoid scapula shoulder blade shoulder bone temporal bone			4) TMJ anatomy and function Major components of the TMJ include the mandibular condyle, the articular disc, the glenoid fossa, and the articular eminence of the temporal bone (Figure 1). MRI of temporomandibular joint disorders by Wang, Edwin Y.; Fleisher, Kenneth A. / Applied Radiology 4) Glenohumoral joint The glenohumeral joint is the articulation of the humeral head with the small, flat glenoid fossa of the scapula. Injuries to the shoulder in athletes by Andrews, James R. / Southern Medical Journal During bone removal, care should be taken to avoid exposing a large area of the glenoid fossa. Exostoses of the external auditory canal by Deguine, Christian / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Gleicheniaceae Gleichschaltung Gleire Gleiwitz glen Glen Albyn Glen Canyon Dam Glen Gebhard Glen More Glen of Imaal terrier Glencoe Glenda Jackson Glendale Glendower Glengarry Glenlivat Glenn Glenn Curtiss Glenn Hammond Curtiss Glenn Miller Glenn T. Seaborg Glenn Theodore Seaborg Glennie glenoid glenoid cavity glenoid fossa Glenoidal Glenrothes Glent Glenview Gleucometer Glew gley glia gliadin glial glial cell glib glib ice glib-tongued Glibbery glibly glibness Glicke Glidden Glidder glide glide bomb glide by glide mode glide path			Glenohumeral joint Glenohumeral joint Glenohumeral joint Glenohumeral joint Glenohumeral joint glenohumeral l glenohumeral l glenohumeral l glenohumeral l glenohumeral ligament Glenohumeral ligaments Glenohumeral ligaments Glenohumeral ligaments Glenohumeral ligaments glenoid glenoid glenoid glenoid angle glenoid angle glenoid angle glenoid angle glenoid cavities glenoid cavities glenoid cavities glenoid cavity glenoid cavity glenoid cavity glenoid cavity dysplasia glenoid cavity dysplasia glenoid cavity dysplasia glenoid fossa Glenoid fossa of the scapula Glenoid fossa of the scapula Glenoid fossa of the scapula glenoid fossae glenoid fossae glenoid fossae Glenoid labrum Glenoid Labrum Ovoid Mass glenoid ligament glenoid ligament glenoid ligament glenoid ligament glenoid lip glenoid lip glenoid lip glenoid lip glenoid notch glenoid notch glenoid notch Glenoidal Glenoidal labrum Glenolabral Articular Disruption Glenolabral Articular Disruption Glenorchy District Football Club Glenrothes Glenrothes Glenrothes Motor Sport Club Glenrothes, Scotland Glenrothes, Scotland Glenroy Neighbourhood Learning Centre

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