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subglenoid

/ˌsəbˈɡliˌnɔɪd/

subglenoid adjective: located immediately below the glenoid fossa.

Adjective

subglenoid (comparative more subglenoid, superlative most subglenoid)

  1. Located immediately below the glenoid fossa.
    • The patient was a cellarman, aged 58, who had eight weeks fallen on his elbow and received a subglenoid dislocation of the humerus, which, however, was not detected at the time.1878 November, Thos F. Rumbold M.D., editor, THE SAINT LOUIS Medical and Surgical Journal, volume XXXV FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER 1878, page 303
    • As in types of forward dislocation the differentiation between subglenoid and subcoracoid luxations may be merely a matter of slight difference in position of the head.1928, Kellogg Speed, A Text-book of Fractures and Dislocations: Covering Their Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2 edition, Lea & Febiger, page 392

Forms of subglenoid

comparativemore subglenoid
superlativemost subglenoid

Origin of subglenoid

From sub- + glenoid.

Questions about subglenoid

What does subglenoid mean?
Subglenoid means located immediately below the glenoid fossa.
What part of speech is subglenoid?
Subglenoid is an adjective.
How do you pronounce subglenoid?
Subglenoid is pronounced /ˌsəbˈɡliˌnɔɪd/.

Words near subglenoid in the dictionary

  1. subglacial volcanoes
  2. subglacially
  3. subglandular
  4. subglaucous
  5. subgleba
  6. subglenoid
  7. subglobose
  8. subglobosely
  9. subglobular
  10. subglobulose
  11. subglomerular

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