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)

1. 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)

BONES OF CARPUS (from radial/lateral):
Proximal: A=scaphoid, B=lunate, C=triquetrum, D=pisiform
Distal: E=trapezium, F=trapezoid, G=capitate, H=hamate
With 1=radius, 2=ulna, 3=metacarpals

1. (anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.

Synonyms

• scaphoid bone
• os scaphoideum

Translations

scaphoid bone — see scaphoid bone

See also

• bone