scaphoid

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Etymology

From Latin scaphoides, from Ancient Greek σκᾰφοειδής (skaphoeidḗs, like a bowl, hollow), from σκᾰ́φη (skáphē, boat, trough, bowl).

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scaphoid (comparative more scaphoid, superlative most scaphoid)

  1. Shaped like a boat, navicular.

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scaphoid (plural scaphoids)

BONES OF CARPUS (from radial/lateral):
Proximal: A=scaphoid, B=lunate, C=triquetrum, D=pisiform
Distal: E=trapezium, F=trapezoid, G=capitate, H=hamate
With 1=radius, 2=ulna, 3=metacarpals
  1. (anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.

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