scaphoid
Anatomy. a navicular.
having the shape of a boat; navicular.
Origin of scaphoid
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How to use scaphoid in a sentence
The lobule should be shapely, not adherent, not too pendulous and free from grooves extending from the scaphoid fossa.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe anti-helix may be unduly prominent or be insignificant; the scaphoid fossa may extend through the lobule or be triple.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotThe scaphoid fossa extends through the lobe, which is continuous with the body of the ear and is not distinct.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotIt articulates at its proximal end with the humerus, and at its distal end with the radiale or scaphoid bone of the carpus.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe os magnum, as in living Subungulates, articulates with the lunar, not reaching the scaphoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for scaphoid
/ (ˈskæfɔɪd) /
anatomy an obsolete word for navicular
Origin of scaphoid
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