scaphoid

[ skaf-oid ]
/ ˈskæf ɔɪd /

adjective

boat-shaped; navicular.

noun

Anatomy. a navicular.

Origin of scaphoid

1735–45; < New Latin scaphoīdēs < Greek skaphoeidḗs like a boat. See scaph(o)-, -oid

Words nearby scaphoid

scapewheel, scapha, scapho-, scaphocephalic, scaphocephaly, scaphoid, scaphoid abdomen, scaphoid scapula, scaphopod, scapolite, scapose

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British Dictionary definitions for scaphoid

scaphoid
/ (ˈskæfɔɪd) /

adjective

anatomy an obsolete word for navicular

Word Origin for scaphoid

C18: via New Latin from Greek skaphoeidēs, from skaphē boat

Medical definitions for scaphoid

scaphoid
[ skăf′oid′ ]

adj.

Shaped like a boat; hollow.

n.

navicular