glenoid 
glenoid
Definition
gle·noid (glē′no̵id′, glen′o̵id′)
adjective
forming a smooth, shallow cavity or socket for a bone; esp., designating the cavity on the head of the scapula which, together with the head of the humerus, forms the shoulder joint
Etymology: Gr glēnoeidēs < glēnē, socket of a joint, eyeball + -eidēs, -oid
glenoid
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- fossa: At less than 90 degrees of abduction the deltoid muscle force creates a shear vector in the glenoid fossa.
- cavity: The glenoid cavity is wide and shallow, unlike the ball and socket joint in the hindlimb which is narrow and deep.
- component: The primary reason for shoulder implant failures is that the glenoid component of the prosthesis becomes loose.
- rim: Glenoid rim Up to half the patients with glenohumeral instability have an osseous avulsion of the glenoid rim, a bony Bankart lesion.
- labrum: Arthroscopic surgery for removal of loose bodies and of a torn glenoid labrum would be the current recommended procedure rather than open surgery.
- socket: This creates a deeper cup for the glenoid socket.
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