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

There was a stress reaction in his navicular bone.

From Los Angeles Times

The next day, they told me I had a stress reaction in my navicular bone, so I was kinda dealing with two problems.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

They are used to treat navicular syndrome, an inflammation or degradation of the navicular bone in the front feet that can cause a horse to go lame.

From Los Angeles Times