navicular

[ nuh-vik-yuh-ler ]

/ nəˈvɪk yə lər /

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adjective

boat-shaped, as certain bones.

noun

Also na·vic·u·lar·e

[nuh-vik-yuh-lair-ee, -lahr-ee]. /nəˌvɪk yəˈlɛər i, -ˈlɑr i/. the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.

the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.

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Origin of navicular

1535–45; <Late Latin nāviculāris of, relating to shipping, equivalent to Latin nāvicul(a) a small ship (nāvi(s) ship + -cula-cule¹;) + -āris-ar¹

Words nearby navicular

navel orange, navelwort, navette, navew, navicert, navicular, navicular abdomen, navicular fossa of urethra, navicular fossa of vestibule of vagina, navig., navigable

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How to use navicular in a sentence

The hulls, navicular in form and having a flat bottom, are constructed of one-tenth inch iron plate and 40x40 angle iron.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various
You've a lot to learn about navicular, you 'ave, if you can talk such rot as that!
Lyre and Lancet|F. Anstey
She took navicular and jolted off her pins: trotted ten miles an hour on the stubs after she cast her hoofs.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. December, 1877.|Various
Three bones enter into its formation: the second phalanx, the third phalanx, and the navicular bone.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

The lower articulatory surface is formed by the third phalanx and the navicular bone combined.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for navicular

navicular

/ anatomy /

adjective (nəˈvɪkjʊlə)

shaped like a boat

noun Also: naviculare (nəˌvɪkjʊˈlɑːrɪ)

a small boat-shaped bone of the wrist or foot

Word Origin for navicular

C16: from Late Latin nāviculāris, from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis ship

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Medical definitions for navicular

navicular

[ nə-vĭk′yə-lər ]

A comma-shaped bone of the wrist that is located in the first row of carpals.

A concave bone of the foot, located between the talus and the metatarsals.scaphoid

adj.

Shaped like a boat.