About The Word Navicular
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Navicular
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What's The Definition Of Navicular?
[n] the largest wrist bone on the thumb side
[adj] (anatomy) shaped like a boat Synonyms | Synonyms for Navicular: formed | os scaphoideum | scaphoid | scaphoid bone Related Terms | Find terms related to Navicular: See Also | carpal | carpal bone | wrist bone Navicular In Webster's Dictionary \Na*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. navicularius, fr. navicula,
dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular
glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
{Navicular bone}. (Anat.)
(a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding
to the centrale; -- called also {scaphoid}.
(b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the
scaphoid.
{Navicular disease} (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular
bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.
\Na*vic"u*lar\, n. (Anat.) The navicular bone. |
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