SCAPHOID


Meaning of SCAPHOID in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' ska- ˌ fo ̇ id

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin scaphoides, from Greek skaphoeid ē s, from skaphos boat

Date: 1831

1 : NAVICULAR A

2 : the bone of the thumb side of the carpus that is the largest in the proximal row also : the navicular bone of the tarsus

– scaphoid adjective

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