shoulder joint

Meanings

nounshoulder joint (plural shoulder joints)

nouna ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula

Similar

shoulderarticulatio humeri

Broader

ball-and-socket jointspheroid jointcotyloid joint

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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