navicular
/nəˈvɪkjʊlə
/adjective technical or archaic
Boat-shaped.The navicular surface is smaller and more triangular.
noun
1 (also navicular bone) A boat-shaped bone in the ankle or wrist, especially that in the ankle, between the talus and the cuneiform bones.The team then scrutinized naviculars of A. afarensis, H. habilis, chimpanzees and gorillas....
- The metatarsal and the navicular bones were the most commonly involved.
- Bone tenderness over the navicular bone or base of the fifth metatarsal is an indication for radiographs to rule out fracture of the foot.
2 (also navicular disease or navicular syndrome) [mass noun] A chronic disorder of the navicular bone in horses, causing lameness in the front feet.‘As with all performance horses, arthritis and navicular can be a problem,’ Kim explained, saying she relies on her farrier and vet to work together to keep Parker healthy....
- In fact, navicular disease has been determined as a cause of lameness in horses as early as 1752 when the syndrome was originally described.
- Navicular syndrome is one of several conditions leading to heel soreness or lameness.
Origin
Late Middle English: from French naviculaire or late Latin navicularis, from Latin navicula 'little ship', diminutive of navis.
Rhymes
- rooster
- rooster comb
- roosterfish
- roosterhead
- rooster tail
- roosting place
- roost tree
- root
- rootable
- rootage
- root and branch
- Root and Branch Bill
- root and brancher
- root and branch party
- Root and Branch Petition
- root and branch policy
- root and branch reform
- root aorist
- root-a-toot
- root ball
- root-balled
- root beer
- root beetle
- root-bound
- root bread