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navicular Definition


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navicular
adj
    1. Boat-shaped.
    2. zool.
      Relating to the navicular bone.
noun
    1. A small boat-shaped bone in the wrist or ankle, or in the equivalent position in animals, eg horses. Also called scaphoid.
      Form: navicular bone (in full)
Etymology: 16c: from Latin navicula, diminutive of navis a ship.



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