glenoid fossa

1. 1.

   a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible

   Synonymsmandibular fossa

   Broaderpit

   Part oftemporal bone
2. 2.

   the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint

   Synonymsglenoid cavity

   Broaderpit

   Part ofscapula

Questions about glenoid fossa

What does glenoid fossa mean?

glenoid fossa means "a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for glenoid fossa?

Close synonyms include mandibular fossa, glenoid cavity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is glenoid fossa a common word?

glenoid fossa is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.