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scaphoid
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Princeton's WordNet
navicular, scaphoidadjective
shaped like a boat
Wiktionary
scaphoidnoun
Carpal navicular bone.
scaphoidadjective
Shaped like a boat, navicular.
Wikipedia
scaphoid
The scaphoid bone is one of the carpal bones of the wrist. It is situated between the hand and forearm on the thumb side of the wrist (also called the lateral or radial side). It forms the radial border of the carpal tunnel. The scaphoid bone is the largest bone of the proximal row of wrist bones, its long axis being from above downward, lateralward, and forward. It is approximately the size and shape of a medium cashew.
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scaphoid
Scaphoid refers to something shaped like a boat or having a boat-like shape. It's most commonly used in the field of anatomy to refer to one of the small bones in the human wrist. The term is derived from the Greek word "skaphoides", which means "like a boat".
Webster Dictionary
Scaphoidadjective
resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped
Scaphoidnoun
the scaphoid bone
Etymology: [Gr. ska`fh a boat + -oid: cf. F. scaphode.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scaphoid
skaf′oid, adj. boat-like in form, noting two bones, one in the wrist and the other in the foot. [Gr. skaphē, a boat, eidos, form.]
Editors Contribution
scaphoidadjective
A bone in the wrist
Submitted by MaryC on August 25, 2023
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scaphoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scaphoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- escafoideCatalan, Valencian
- muotoinen, veneFinnish
- bootvormigDutch
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