scaphoid

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

scaphoid (comparative more scaphoid, superlative most scaphoid)

Shaped like a boat, navicular.

Derived terms

scaphoid abdomen

Translations

boat-shaped

Catalan: escafoide (ca)
Dutch: bootvormig
Finnish: veneen muotoinen
Greek: σκαφοειδής (el) (skafoeidís)
Ancient: σκαφοειδής (skaphoeidḗs)

Noun

scaphoid (plural scaphoids)

(anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.

Synonyms

scaphoid bone
os scaphoideum

Translations

scaphoid bone — see scaphoid bone

See also

bone

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