scaphoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce scaphoid in British English:
UK ['skæfɒɪd]
How to pronounce scaphoid in American English:
US [ 'skæfɔɪd]
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- Adjective:
- shaped like a boat
Word Origin
- scaphoid (adj.)
- 1741, from Modern Latin scaphoides "boat-shaped," from Greek skaphoeides, with -oeides (see -oid) + skaphe "light boat, skiff;" also "basin, trough, a bowl;" literally "thing dug or cut out," from PIE *skabh-, from root *(s)kep- "to cut" (see scabies). Related: Scaphoidal (1680s).
Example
- 1. Development and biomechanical study of absorbable scaphoid screw .
- 2. Congenital bipartite scaphoid is a very rare condition .
- 3. Current methods of diagnosis and treatment of scaphoid fractures .
- 4. Scaphoid fracture open reduction and internal fixation .
- 5. Diagnosis and management of scaphoid fractures .