scaphoid

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

scaphoid (comparative more scaphoid, superlative most scaphoid)

1. Shaped like a boat, navicular.

• scaphoid abdomen

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.

• scaphoid bone
• os scaphoideum

• bone