SCAPHOID


Meaning of SCAPHOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈska-ˌfȯid ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin scaphoides, from Greek skaphoeidēs, 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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