glenohumeral joint

noun

The shoulder joint, a joint that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (upper arm bone).

Meanings

nounglenohumeral joint (plural glenohumeral joints)

plural glenohumeral joints

  1. anatomyThe shoulder joint, a joint that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (upper arm bone).

Translations

Bulgarian раменна става
  • раменна става (ramenna stava)shoulder joint
Finnish olkanivel
  • olkanivelshoulder joint
German Schultergelenk, Glenohumeralgelenk
  • Schultergelenkshoulder joint
  • Glenohumeralgelenkshoulder joint
  • Buggelenkshoulder joint
Hungarian vállízület
  • vállízületshoulder joint
Persian دوش
  • دوش (duš)shoulder joint
Swedish axelled, skulderled
  • axelledshoulder joint
  • skulderledshoulder joint
Turkish omuz eklemi
  • omuz eklemishoulder joint
Ukrainian плечовий суглоб
  • плечовий суглоб (plečovyj suhlob)shoulder joint
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APA

glenohumeral joint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glenohumeral%20joint

MLA

“glenohumeral joint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glenohumeral%20joint. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glenohumeral joint,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glenohumeral%20joint.

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