glenoid fossa

Noun
  1. A deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible (synset 105287653)
    is a type of: fossa, pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
    is a part of: os temporale, temporal bone - a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
    same as: mandibular fossa
  2. The concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint (synset 105287452)
    is a type of: fossa, pit - a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
    is a part of: scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
    same as: glenoid cavity

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