NOUN
- a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
- the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
How To Use glenoid fossa In A Sentence
- Even the part where the paper was going along where my humeral head fits into the glenoid fossa — uh, that's a ball and socket joint. Automatic Typewriter
- The glenoid fossa itself is somewhat pear-shaped, with the small end pointing toward the cleithrum.
- Even the part where the paper was going along where my humeral head fits into the glenoid fossa — uh, that's a ball and socket joint. Automatic Typewriter
- The articular eminence of the glenoid fossa is rectangular and broad transversely.
- The dentary was scaled so that the condyle articulated with the glenoid fossa and the lower caniniform occluded with the diastema between the upper first tooth and caniniform.
