Definition of Scaphaid
Scaph"oid (?; 277), a. [Gr.
ska`fh a boat + -oid: cf. F. scaphoïde.]
(Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped. --
n. The scaphoid bone.
Scaphoid bone (a) One of the
carpal bones, which articulates with the radius; the radiale.
(b) One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone.
See under Navicular.
Scaph"oid (?; 277), a. [Gr.
ska`fh a boat + -oid: cf. F. scaphoïde.]
(Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped. --
n. The scaphoid bone.
Scaphoid bone (a) One of the
carpal bones, which articulates with the radius; the radiale.
(b) One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone.
See under Navicular.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Shaped like a boat, navicular
- (anatomy) A navicular bone.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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