scaphoid adjective & noun. ['skafɔɪd] M18.
[mod. Latin scaphoides from Greek skaphoeidēs, from skaphē: see SCAPHO-, -OID.]
Chiefly Anatomy & Zoology.
A. adjective. Boat-shaped; navicular. M18.
scaphoid bone the first proximal carpal bone in the wrist; the corresponding carpal or tarsal bone in the foot of a mammal.
b. noun. The scaphoid bone. M19.

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