navicular
Americanadjective
noun
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Also naviculare the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
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the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.
adjective
noun
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
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The bone spur fractured off the navicular bone and he’s also dealing with the stress reaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 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
This is when Pelluer broke a navicular bone in his foot, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2018
She had broken the navicular, a small but significant bone on the top of her left foot.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2018
The astragalus has a large flat articular surface in front for the navicular, and a small one for the cuboid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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