scaph|oid

scaph|oid
scaph|oid «SKAF oyd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. boatshaped.
2. = navicular. (Cf.navicular)
–n.
= navicular. (Cf.navicular)
[< Greek skaphoid < skáphē boat, tub, trough (< skáptein to dig, carve) + eîdos form]

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  • scaph — scaph·ite; scaph·o·ce·phal·ic; scaph·o·ceph·a·lism; scaph·o·ceph·a·ly; scaph·o·ce·rite; scaph·oid; scaph·o·pod; scaph·i·toid; scaph·o·ceph·a·lous; scaph·o·ce·rit·ic; …   English syllables

  • oid — ac·id·oid; ar·oid; as·te·ri·oid; as·ter·oid; bas·oid; blen·ni·oid; car·di·oid; cer·a·ti·oid; clu·pe·oid; co·le·op·ter·oid; ed·rio·as·ter·oid; em·bry·oid; eu·nuch·oid; fis·tu·lar·i·oid; ga·le·oid; gan·oid; ge·o·my·oid; go·bi·oid; gor·di·oid;… …   English syllables

  • scaphoid — scaph·oid …   English syllables

  • scaphoiditis — scaph·oid·itis (skaf″oi diґtis) inflammation of the scaphoid bone …   Medical dictionary

  • scaphoid — Boat shaped; hollowed. See s. (bone). [scapho + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * 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… …   Medical dictionary

  • Scaphoid — Scaph oid (?; 277), a. [Gr. ska fh a boat + oid: cf. F. scapho[ i]de.] (Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat shaped. n. The scaphoid bone. [1913 Webster] {Scaphoid bone} (a) One of the carpal bones, which articulates with the radius; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scaphoid bone — Scaphoid Scaph oid (?; 277), a. [Gr. ska fh a boat + oid: cf. F. scapho[ i]de.] (Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat shaped. n. The scaphoid bone. [1913 Webster] {Scaphoid bone} (a) One of the carpal bones, which articulates with the radius;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • astragaloscaphoid — SYN: talonavicular. * * * as·trag·a·lo·scaph·oid (as trag″ə lo skafґoid) talonavicular …   Medical dictionary

  • calcaneoscaphoid — SYN: calcaneonavicular. * * * cal·ca·neo·scaph·oid (kal ka″ne o skafґoid) calcaneonavicular …   Medical dictionary

  • cuneoscaphoid — SYN: cuneonavicular. * * * cu·neo·scaph·oid (ku″ne o skafґoid) cuneonavicular …   Medical dictionary

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