escafoide
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See also: escafóide
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
escafoide m or f (masculine and feminine plural escafoides)
Noun
escafoide m (plural escafoides)
- scaphoid bone
- Synonym: navicular
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
escafoide m or f (plural escafoides)
Further reading
- “escafoide”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “light boat, skiff”) + -oide (“-oid”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
escafoide m or f (plural escafoides)
Related terms
Noun
escafoide m (plural escafoides)
- (anatomy) scaphoid bone
- Hypernym: osso
- Holonym: carpo
- Coordinate terms: capitato, hamato, osso piramidal, osso pisiforme, osso semilunar, trapézio, trapezoide
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
escafoide m or f (masculine and feminine plural escafoides)