scaphoid bone

noun

One of the carpal bones of the wrist.

Similar
navicular bonescaphoidos scaphoideumnavicular
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Meanings

nounscaphoid bone (plural scaphoid bones)

plural scaphoid bones

  1. anatomyOne of the carpal bones of the wrist.

    Synonyms: navicular bone, scaphoid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of the carpal bones of the wrist.

Similar
navicular bonescaphoid

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe largest wrist bone on the thumb side

Similar
os scaphoideumnavicular
Broader
carpal bonecarpalwrist bone
Also see
navicularscaphoid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan escafoide
  • escafoidecarpal bone of the wrist
Dutch naviculair been
  • naviculair beencarpal bone of the wrist
Finnish ranteen veneluu
  • ranteen veneluucarpal bone of the wrist
Greek σκαφοειδές
  • σκαφοειδές (skafoeidés)carpal bone of the wrist
Hungarian sajkacsont
  • sajkacsontcarpal bone of the wrist
Italian scafoide
  • scafoidecarpal bone of the wrist
Portuguese escafoide
  • escafoidecarpal bone of the wrist
Turkish skafoid kemiği
  • skafoid kemiğicarpal bone of the wrist
Vietnamese xương thuyền
  • xương thuyềncarpal bone of the wrist
Cite this entry
APA

scaphoid bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphoid%20bone

MLA

“scaphoid bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphoid%20bone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaphoid bone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphoid%20bone.

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