Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated behind the glenoid fossa for the articulation of the lower jaw. Compare
preglenoid . - noun The postglenoid process of the squamosal bone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Situated behind the
glenoid fossa of thetemporal bone .
Etymologies
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post- + glenoid
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Examples
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Its upper border fuses laterally with the back of the postglenoid process, while medially it bounds the petrotympanic fissure.
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