glenoid fossa

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Noun glenoid fossa has 2 senses

glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa - a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
--₁ is a kind of pit, fossa
--₁ is a part of temporal bone, os temporale
glenoid fossa, glenoid cavity - the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
--₂ is a kind of pit, fossa
--₂ is a part of scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone

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