Scaph″oid (?; 277), a. [Gr. σκάφη a boat + -oid: cf. F. scaphoïde.] (Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped. — n. The scaphoid bone.
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.