scaphoid
nounEtymology From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skăphoeidḗs, “like a bowl, hollow”), from σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat, trough, bowl”).
- Synonyms
- scaphoid bone, os scaphoideum
- Related terms
- bone
scaphoid
adjEtymology From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skăphoeidḗs, “like a bowl, hollow”), from σκᾰ́φη (skắphē, “boat, trough, bowl”).
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Shaped like a boat.
- Derived terms
- astragaloscaphoid, calcaneoscaphoid, radioscaphoid, scaphoid abdomen, scaphoiditis