Infraglenoid tubercle

Tuberculum infraglenoideum

  • Latin synonym: Tuberculum infraglenoidale

Definition

Immediately below the glenoid cavity is a rough impression, the infraglenoid tubercle (infraglenoid tuberosity), about 2.5 cm. in length, which gives origin to the long head of the Triceps brachii.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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