English > shoulder joint: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula. |
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| Synonyms | shoulder, articulatio humeri |
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| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
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| Parts | circumflex humeral artery, arteria circumflexa humeri | An artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles |
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| circumflex scapular artery, arteria circumflexa scapulae | An artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area |
| rotator cuff | A 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 bone | Either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings |
| Broader | ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea | A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone |
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| Spanish | articulación del hombro, articulatio humeri, hombro |
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| Catalan | articulatio humeri, espatlla |
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