'Scaphoid bone' definitions:
Definition of 'scaphoid bone'
(from WordNet)
noun
The largest wrist bone on the thumb side [syn: scaphoid bone, os scaphoideum, navicular]
Definition of 'Scaphoid bone'
From: GCIDE
- 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 radiale. (b) One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone. See under Navicular. [1913 Webster]