navicular
[nuh-vik-yuh-ler]Anatomy
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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.
Origin of navicular
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It articulates with the second metatarsal and with the navicular.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
It articulates with the third metatarsal and with the navicular.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
You've a lot to learn about navicular, you 'ave, if you can talk such rot as that!
Lyre and LancetF. Anstey
With navicular disease it sooner or later makes its appearance.
Diseases of the Horse's FootHarry Caulton Reeks
There was no adherence of the tendon to the navicular bone nor any ulceration.
Diseases of the Horse's FootHarry Caulton Reeks
navicular
adjective (nəˈvɪkjʊlə)
noun Also: naviculare (nəˌvɪkjʊˈlɑːrɪ)
Word Origin for navicular
C16: from Late Latin nāviculāris, from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis ship
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navicular
[nə-vĭk′yə-lər]
n.
adj.
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