glenoid fossa
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
Types & categories
- fossa hypernym
Parts & wholes
- temporal bone part holonym
Sense 2 noun
the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint
Types & categories
- fossa hypernym
Parts & wholes
- scapula part holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | temporal bone |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fossa |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | scapula |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fossa |