scaphoid

Meanings

• noun

  A small, boat-shaped bone in the wrist, one of the eight bones in the carpus.

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Synonyms

os scaphoideum , scaphoid bone

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Variants

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scaphoid , scaphoids , navicular , navicular disease , naviculars , navigabilities , navigability , navigable , navigably

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Etymology

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From Greek skaphē, a boat.

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Trivia

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1. The scaphoid bone is the most frequently fractured bone in the wrist.

2. The scaphoid bone is the only bone in the carpus that does not articulate with the ulna.

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Related Concepts

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1. carpus: The distal row of eight bones in the wrist.

2. carpal tunnel syndrome: A condition causing tingling, numbness, and pain in the hand due to pressure on the median nerve.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'scaphoid' as 'small boat in the wrist'

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