Body Space or Junction
shoulder joint Audio
shoul·der joint
Subclass of:
Joints
Definitions related to joint structure of shoulder region:
  • (shoulder joint) The joint connecting the scapula and the proximal portion of the humerus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (shoulder joint) A ball-and-socket joint at the upper end of the humerus, located at the junction of humerus and scapula.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (shoulder joint) The articulation between the head of the HUMERUS and the glenoid cavity of the SCAPULA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (glenohumeral joint) A shoulder joint that connects the ball of the humerus to the glenoid.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (scapulohumeral joint) The synovial ball and socket joint involving the articulation of the glenoid fossa of the scapula and the head of the humerus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The human shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body. This mobility provides the upper extremity with tremendous range of motion such as adduction, abduction, flexion, extension, internal rotation, external rotation, and 360� circumduction in the sagittal plane.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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