SCAPHOID

navicular, scaphoid

(adjective) shaped like a boat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

scaphoid (comparative more scaphoid, superlative most scaphoid)

Shaped like a boat, navicular.

Noun

scaphoid (plural scaphoids)

(anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.

Synonyms

• scaphoid bone

• os scaphoideum

Source: Wiktionary


Scaph"oid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid: cf. F. scaphoïde.] (Anat.)

Definition: Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped.

– n.

Definition: The scaphoid bone. Scaphoid bone (a) One of the carpal bones, which articulates with the radius; the radiale. (b) One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone. See under Navicular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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