Relating to the heel bone and the scaphoid bone (boat-shaped bone in the foot).
From Latin calcaneus (heel) + Greek skaphe (boat) + -oid (resembling), describing the relationship between the heel bone and this boat-shaped tarsal bone.
Ancient anatomists called several bones 'scaphoid' because their shape resembled little boats—it's a poetic way to describe anatomy that shows how observant early doctors were about structure and form.
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