HyperDic: shoulder_joint

English > 1 sense of the expression shoulder joint:
NOUNbodyshoulder joint, shoulder, articulatio humeria ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
English > shoulder joint: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula.
Synonymsshoulder, articulatio humeri
Part oftorso, trunk, bodyThe body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Partscircumflex humeral artery, arteria circumflexa humeriAn artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
circumflex scapular artery, arteria circumflexa scapulaeAn artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
rotator cuffA supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder boneEither of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
Broaderball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroideaA freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
Spanisharticulación del hombro, articulatio humeri, hombro
Catalanarticulatio humeri, espatlla

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