Synonyms: shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri
Definition: a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
Similar words: cotyloid joint, spheroid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint
Definition: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone