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navicular definition

na·vicu·lar (nə vik′yə lər)

adjective

shaped like a boat: said esp. of certain bones

Etymology: LL navicularis < L navicula, dim. of navis, a ship: see navy

noun

any of various boat-shaped bones; esp.,
  1. the outer bone of the first row of carpals in the wrist
  2. a bone on the inner side of the human foot, in front of the anklebone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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