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glenoid

gle·noid [ glé nòyd, gl nòyd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. shaped like small cup: shaped like a small shallow cup or socket

2. of shoulder socket: relating to the cup-shaped socket in the shoulder that holds the head of the humerus

[Early 18th century. < French glénoïde< Greek glēnē "eyeball, socket"]
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