| 单词 | glenoid fossa |
| 释义 | > as lemmasglenoid fossa glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid surface, a shallow cavity on a bone (esp. the scapula and temporal bone) which receives a projection of another bone to form a joint. glenoid ligament (see quot. 1828). glenoid fissure, see Glaserian adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > parts of bones > [noun] > socket or cavity pita1275 bosom1578 socket1601 pot1610 glenoid surface1712 lacuna1845 1712 P. Blair in Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 108 The length of the Sinus, called in Human Subjects the Glenoid Cavity. 1770 C. White in Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 43 This osseous matter could not proceed from the scapula, the glenoid cavity of that bone not being divested of its Cartilage. 1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 200 Glenoid Ligament. This is a sort of fibro-cartilaginous rim, which seems intended to increase the depth of the glenoid cavity. 1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 77 A shallow cavity placed on each side in front of the external auditory opening, and termed the glenoid surface. 1876 C. S. Tomes Man. Dental Anat. 31 The glenoid fossæ of the temporal bone, formed partly by the squamous and partly by the vaginal portions of the bone. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 728 By..pressing the arm downwards with my leg, the head of the bone slipped into the glenoid cavity..with unusual ease. < as lemmas |
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