navicular

American  

[nuh-vik-yuh-ler] / nəˈvɪk yə lər /

adjective

1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.

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noun

1. Also naviculare the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.

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

navicular British  

adjective

1. shaped like a boat

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noun

1. a small boat-shaped bone of the wrist or foot

Etymology

Origin of navicular

1535–45; < Late Latin nāviculāris of, relating to shipping, equivalent to Latin nāvicul ( a ) a small ship ( nāvi ( s ) ship + -cula -cule ¹; ) + -āris -ar ¹

Example Sentences

The bone spur fractured off the navicular bone and he’s also dealing with the stress reaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022

McVay said a CT scan taken Friday revealed the injury to the navicular bone in Robinson’s foot.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

Nadal, who has a longstanding foot problem because his navicular bone did not correctly ossify during childhood, was upbeat about his progress after his loss to Harris.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021

She had broken the navicular, a small but significant bone on the top of her left foot.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2018

Navicular disease is an inflammation of the sesamoid sheath, induced by repeated bruising or laceration, and complicated in many cases by inflammation and caries of the navicular bone.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.