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NAVICULARS
Noun
naviculars
plural of navicular
Source: Wiktionary
NAVICULAR
Na*vic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. navicularius, fr. navicula, dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.
2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone. Navicular bone. (Anat.) (a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid. (b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the scaphoid.
– Navicular disease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.
Na*vic"u*lar, n. (Anat.)
Definition: The navicular bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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