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SCAPHOID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scaphoid mean?
• SCAPHOID (adjective)
The adjective SCAPHOID has 1 sense:
1. shaped like a boat
Familiarity information: SCAPHOID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shaped like a boat
Synonyms:
navicular; scaphoid
Similar:
formed (having or given a form or shape)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Context examples
A carpal bone which is located between the scaphoid and triquelateral bones.
(Lunate Bone, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The bone in the proximal row of carpal bones that lies between the scaphoid and triquetral bones.
(Lunate Bone, NCI Thesaurus)
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