articulatio humeri

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articulatio humeri - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapulashoulder joint, shoulderscapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsarteria circumflexa humeri, circumflex humeral artery - an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder musclesarteria circumflexa scapulae, circumflex scapular artery - an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular areatorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bonerotator cuff - a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move