scaphoid

American  

[skaf-oid] / ˈskæf ɔɪd /

noun

1. Anatomy. a navicular.

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adjective

1. having the shape of a boat; navicular.

scaphoid British  

/ ˈskæfɔɪd /

adjective

1. anatomy an obsolete word for navicular

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Etymology

Origin of scaphoid

First recorded in 1735–45; frpm New Latin scaphoīdēs, from Greek skaphoeidḗs “like a boat”; see origin at scaph-, -oid

Example Sentences

Tatis underwent surgery to repair the scaphoid bone in his left wrist on March 16.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

While trying to down a punt at the one-yard line against Stanford, he planted his wrist awkwardly on the turf, breaking the scaphoid bone.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2021

The surgery repaired a non-displaced fracture of the scaphoid bone.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2014

Another example is the radiocarpal joint of the wrist, between the shallow depression at the distal end of the radius bone and the rounded scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum carpal bones.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Diarrhoea is also rare, and the abdomen, instead of being tympanitic, is flat, and in many cases even scaphoid.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various