navicular bone
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Navicular bone — Navicular 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
navicular bone — noun 1. A boat shaped bone on the thumb side of the wrist joint, the scaphoid bone 2. A corresponding bone in the ankle joint • • • Main Entry: ↑navicula … Useful english dictionary
Navicular bone — For the bone in the wrist/hand formerly called navicular, see scaphoid bone Bone: Navicular bone The left navicular. Antero lateral view … Wikipedia
navicular bone — a boat shaped bone of the ankle (see tarsus) that articulates with the three cuneiform bones in front and with the talus behind … The new mediacal dictionary
navicular bone — noun One of the tarsal bones of the foot or one of the carpal bones of the wrist. Syn: scaphoid … Wiktionary
Accessory navicular bone — An accessory navicular bone is a bone of the foot that occasionally develops abnormally in front of the ankle towards the inside of the foot. This bone may be present in approximately 2.5% of the general population and is usually asymptomatic.… … Wikipedia
navicular bone of foot — os naviculare … Medical dictionary
navicular bone of hand — os scaphoideum … Medical dictionary
Navicular Disease — is a soundness problem in horses, more accurately called navicular syndrome as opposed to disease. It most commonly describes an inflammation or degeneration of the navicular bone and its surrounding tissues, usually on the front feet. It can… … Wikipedia
Navicular — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
