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Definitions for: Navicular [n] the largest wrist bone on the thumb side
[adj] (anatomy) shaped like a boat
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: formed, os scaphoideum, scaphoid, scaphoid bone
See Also: carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone
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