scaphoid

English

Etymology

From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skăphoeidḗs, “like a bowl, hollow”), from σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat, trough, bowl”).

Adjective

scaphoid (comparative more scaphoid, superlative most scaphoid)

  1. Shaped like a boat.
    Synonym: navicular

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Noun

scaphoid (plural scaphoids)

  1. (anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.

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