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scapho-|ˈskæfəʊ| comb. form of Gr. σκάϕη boat, in many scientific terms (of which the most important will be found as main words). scapho-calˈcaneal a., pertaining to the scaphoid and calcaneum (in recent Dicts.). scapho-ˈcuboid a., pertaining to the scaphoid and cuboid bones. scapho-cuneiform a., pertaining to the scaphoid and cuneiform bones. scaˈphognathite [Gr. γνάθος], a flat oval plate in the gill chamber of fishes, which by movement promotes a constant flow of water through the gill; hence ˌscaphognaˈthitic a., pertaining to a scaphognathite (Cent. Dict. 1891). scapho-ˈlunar a. [cf. lunar B. 3], the epithet of a small bone in the carpus of some animals; also ellipt. as n. ˌscapho-traˈpezium, a bone in the carpus of the sloth tribe, corresponding to the scaphoid and the trapezium united.
1876Quain's Elem. Anat. (ed. 8) I. 177 *Scapho-Cuboid Articulation.
Ibid. 178 *Scapho-Cuneiform Articulation.
1870Rolleston Anim. Life 104 The branchia..act mainly as the *scapho-gnathite does.
1854R. Owen in Orr's Circ. Sci., Org. Nat. I. 252 The..end of the *scapho-lunar bone. 1870Flower Osteol. Mammalia xvi. 279 The first row consists of a scapho-lunar and a cuneiform.
1854R. Owen in Orr's Circ. Sci., Org. Nat. I. 246 The *scapho-trapezium is characteristic of the sloth-tribe. |