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scaphoid

Boat-shaped; hollowed. See s. (bone). [scapho- + G. eidos, resemblance]

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scaph·oid 'skaf-.ȯid adj

1) shaped like a boat: NAVICULAR

2) characterized by concavity <the abdomen was soft and \scaphoid without tenderness (Nancy M. Heiss )(et al)>

scaphoid n

1) NAVICULAR (a)

2) the largest carpal bone of the proximal row of the wrist that occupies the most lateral position on the thumb side called also navicular

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scaph·oid (skafґoid) [scaph- + -oid] shaped like a boat; called also navicular. Used especially in reference to the most lateral bone in the proximal row of carpal bones; see os scaphoideum.

Medical dictionary. 2011.