Phrase guide

shoulder joint

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The glenohumeral joint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shoulder, articulatio humeri

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea

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