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glen·oid | \ ˈglen-ˌȯid 
, ˈglēn- \
, ˈglēn- \Medical Definition of glenoid
1 : having the form of a smooth shallow depression
—used chiefly of skeletal articulatory sockets
2 : of or relating to the glenoid cavity or glenoid fossa
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