navicular

[ nuh-vik-yuh-ler ]

adjective
  1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.

noun
  1. 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.

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

Origin of navicular

1
1535–45; <Late Latin nāviculāris of, relating to shipping, equivalent to Latin nāvicul(a) a small ship (nāvi(s) ship + -cula-cule1;) + -āris-ar1

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British Dictionary definitions for navicular

navicular

/ anatomy /


adjective(nəˈvɪkjʊlə)
  1. shaped like a boat

nounAlso: naviculare (nəˌvɪkjʊˈlɑːrɪ)
  1. a small boat-shaped bone of the wrist or foot

Origin of navicular

1
C16: from Late Latin nāviculāris, from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis ship

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