postglenoid
Anatomy and Zoology
adjective
Situated behind a glenoid cavity; specifically designating a process of the squamosal bone or the squamous portion of the temporal bone, behind the cavity in which the lower jaw articulates.
noun
Rare the postglenoid process of the squamosal or temporal bone.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.