glenoid Definition

having the form of a smooth shallow depression —used chiefly of skeletal articulatory sockets

of or relating to the glenoid cavity or glenoid fossa

the shallow cavity of the upper part of the scapula by which the humerus articulates with the shoulder girdle

the depression in each lateral wall of the skull with which the mandible articulates —called also mandibular fossa

a fibrocartilaginous ligament forming the margin of the glenoid cavity of the shoulder joint that serves to broaden and deepen the cavity and gives attachment to the long head of the biceps brachii —called also labrum