navicular

navicular
/neuh vik"yeuh leuhr/, Anat.
adj.
1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.
n.
2. Also, naviculare /neuh vik'yeuh lair"ee, -lahr"ee/.
3. the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
4. the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.
[1535-45; < LL navicularis of, relating to shipping, equiv. to L navicul(a) a small ship (navi(s) ship + -cula -CULE1;) + -aris -AR1]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Navicular — Na*vic u*lar, a. [L. navicularius, fr. navicula, dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship. [1913 Webster] 2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • navicular — adj. anat. Que tiene forma de navecilla. Medical Dictionary. 2011. navicular hueso …   Diccionario médico

  • navicular — naviculár adj. m., pl. naviculári; f. sg. naviculáră, pl. naviculáre Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  NAVICULÁR, Ă adj. În formă de nacelă, de barcă. [cf …   Dicționar Român

  • navicular — adjetivo 1. Que tiene forma de nave o barca pequeñita: hoja navicular, tallo navicular …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • navicular — (Del lat. naviculāris). 1. adj. De forma abarquillada o de navecilla. Hojas, tallos naviculares. 2. m. Anat. hueso escafoides. ☛ V. fosa navicular, hueso navicular …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Navicular — Na*vic u*lar, n. (Anat.) The navicular bone. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • navicular — adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem feitio de navio ou de navícula. 2.  [Anatomia] Que tem uma cavidade oblonga. 3. osso navicular: o escafoide …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Navicular — Navicular, lat. dtsch., schifförmig; N. bein, schifförmiges Bein der Fußwurzel …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • navicular — (adj.) boat shaped, 1540s, from L.L. navicularis pertaining to a boat, from navicula, dim. of navis ship (see NAVAL (Cf. naval)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • navicular — [nə vik′yə lər] adj. [LL navicularis < L navicula, dim. of navis, a ship: see NAVY] shaped like a boat: said esp. of certain bones n. any of various boat shaped bones; esp., a) the outer bone of the first row of carpals in the wrist b) a bone… …   English World dictionary

  • navicular — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English naviculare, from Latin navicula boat, diminutive of navis Date: 15th century 1. shaped like a boat < a navicular bone > 2. of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone < navicular disease > II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”