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na⋅vic⋅u⋅lar

[nuh-vik-yuh-ler] Anatomy
–adjective
1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.
–noun
2. Also, na⋅vic⋅u⋅lar⋅e [nuh-vik-yuh-lair-ee, -lahr-ee] . the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
3. the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.

Origin:
1535–45; < LL nāviculāris of, relating to shipping, equiv. to L nāvicul(a) a small ship (nāvi(s) ship + -cula -cule 1 ;) + -āris -ar 1
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na·vic·u·lar   (nə-vĭk'yə-lər)   
n.   In both senses also called scaphoid.
  1. A comma-shaped bone of the human wrist, located in the first row of carpals.

  2. A concave bone of the human foot, located between the talus and the metatarsals.

adj.  Shaped like a boat; scaphoid.

[From Latin nāvicula, boat, diminutive of nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1na·vic·u·lar
Pronunciation: n&-'vik-y&-l&r
Function: noun
: a navicular bone: a : the one of the seven tarsal bones of the human foot that is situated on the big-toe side between the talus and the cuneiform bones called also scaphoid b : SCAPHOID 2

Main Entry: 2navicular
Function: adjective
1 : resembling or having the shape of a boat navicular bone>
2 : of,relating to, or involving a navicular bone <navicular fractures>
Medical Dictionary

navicular na·vic·u·lar (nə-vĭk'yə-lər)
n.

  1. A comma-shaped bone of the wrist that is located in the first row of carpals.

  2. A concave bone of the foot, located between the talus and the metatarsals. Also called scaphoid.

adj.
Shaped like a boat.

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