Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated above the glenoid cavity: noting a roughened tubercle of bone to which is attached the long head of the biceps muscle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Situated above the
glenoid cavity of abone
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Examples
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The long head arises from the supraglenoid tuberosity at the upper margin of the glenoid cavity, and is continuous with the glenoidal labrum.
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At its apex is a slight elevation, the supraglenoid tuberosity, to which the long head of the Biceps brachii is attached.
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