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navicular

American  
[nuh-vik-yuh-ler] / nəˈvɪk yə lər /

adjective

  1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.

noun

  1. Also naviculare the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.

  2. the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.

navicular British  

adjective

  1. shaped like a boat

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noun

  1. a small boat-shaped bone of the wrist or foot

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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

Example Sentences

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There was a stress reaction in his navicular bone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

McVay said a CT scan taken Friday revealed the injury to the navicular bone in Robinson’s foot.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2022

She had broken the navicular, a small but significant bone on the top of her left foot.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2018

A navicular stress fracture cut her college running career short.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2018

The navicular and the external cuneiform bones are broad and flat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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