See Also: navicular(dictionary)
navicular(medicine)
navicular fracture(medicine)
navicular disease(medicine)
navicular abdomen(medicine)
Navicular bone(medicine)
navicular bone of hand(medicine)
navicular fossa of urethra(medicine)
tuberosity of navicular bone(medicine)
valve of navicular fossa(medicine)

navicular (iou)



navicular adjective & noun. LME.
[French naviculaire or late Latin navicularis, formed as NAVICULA: see -AR1.]
A. adjective.
a. Anatomy etc. navicular bone, a boat-shaped bone in the ankle lying between the talus (astragalus) and cuneiform bones. Also (rare), the corresponding scaphoid bone of the wrist. LME.
b. Veterinary Medicine. navicular disease, a disease of the region around the navicular bone in the foot of a horse. E19.
Of or pertaining to boats. M17-E18.
Having the form of a (small) boat. L18.
b. ellipt. as noun. The navicular bone; navicular disease. E19.