| NOUN | body | glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa | the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint |
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| Meaning | The concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint. | |
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| Synonym | glenoid fossa | |
| Part of | scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone | Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings |
| Broader | pit, fossa | A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
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