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postglenoid

postglenoid adjective: situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.

Adjective

postglenoid (not comparable)

  1. Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.
    • postglenoid foramen
    • postglenoid process

Origin of postglenoid

From post- + glenoid.

Questions about postglenoid

What does postglenoid mean?
Postglenoid means situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.
What part of speech is postglenoid?
Postglenoid is an adjective.

Words near postglenoid in the dictionary

  1. postglabellar
  2. postglacial
  3. postglacial rebound
  4. postglacial rebounds
  5. postglacially
  6. postglenoid
  7. postglenoidal
  8. postglobular
  9. postglomerular
  10. postglossator
  11. postglossators

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