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Definition of: navicular
(nə·vik′yə·lər) adjective
1. Boat-shaped; scaphoid.
2. Pertaining to a boat.
—noun Anat.
1. A bone on the radial side of the wrist; also, the bone in front of the astragalus in the foot: also na·vic′u·la′re (-lâr′ē). See illustration under FOOT.
2. A large bone behind the joint between the second and third phalanges of a horse's foot. [<LL navicularis <L navis ship]
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