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scaphoid bone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the carpal bones of the wrist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the largest wrist bone on the thumb side

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: os scaphoideum, navicular

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: escafoide — carpal bone of the wrist
  • Dutch: naviculair been — carpal bone of the wrist
  • Finnish: ranteen veneluu — carpal bone of the wrist
  • Greek: σκαφοειδές (skafoeidés) — carpal bone of the wrist
  • Hungarian: sajkacsont — carpal bone of the wrist
  • Italian: scafoide — carpal bone of the wrist
  • Portuguese: escafoide — carpal bone of the wrist
  • Vietnamese: xương thuyền — carpal bone of the wrist