navicular

na·vic·u·lar

(nă-vik'yū-lăr), [TA]

Flattened, medially placed tarsal bone, concave on its posterior surface to accommodate the head of the talus, and convex on its anterior surface to articulate with the three cuneiform bones.

Synonym(s): os naviculare [TA], central bone of ankle, navicular (bone), os centrale tarsi

[L. navicularis, relating to shipping]

navicular

(nə-vĭk′yə-lər)

n.

1. A comma-shaped bone of the human wrist, located in the first row of carpals.

2. A concave bone of the human foot, located between the talus and the metatarsals. In both senses also called scaphoid.

adj.

Shaped like a boat; scaphoid.

navicular

adjective Referring or pertaining to the navicular bone.

noun The navicular bone itself.

scaph·oid

(skaf'oyd) [TA]

Boat-shaped; hollowed.
See also: scaphoid (bone)
Synonym(s): navicular.

[scapho- + G. eidos, resemblance]

navicular

The outermost of the wrist (CARPAL) bones on the thumb side in the nearest row. The bone is roughly boat-shaped, hence the name, which is derived from the Latin navis , a boat. Also known as SCAPHOID.