glenoid cavity

 
Pronunciation: /ˈgliːnɔɪd/
(also glenoid fossa)

noun

Anatomy
  • a shallow depression on a bone into which another bone fits to form a joint, especially that on the scapula into which the head of the humerus fits.

Origin:

early 18th century: glenoid from French glénoïde, from Greek glēnoeidēs, from glēnē 'socket'