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 (plural scaphoids)

BONES OF CARPUS (from radial/lateral):
Proximal: A=Scaphoid, B=Lunate, C=Triquetral, 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