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adjective

Navicular adj.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.

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.

noun

Navicular n. (Anat.) The navicular bone.

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Etymology of 'Navicular'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Navicular" Quotes from Famous Books

... that forms the bulk of the substance of the foot behind the great back sinew is squeezed into narrow space, the working of the joints compressed, and inflammation at the joints, or at the wings of the coffin-bone, is excited; in worse cases navicular disease is established, or, from inadequate circulation, thrush holds possession at the frog, ...

— Rational Horse-Shoeing • John E. Russell

... the knees freely and grows worse with exercise. The last mentioned condition is also present with corns, but an examination of the foot will determine the question of their existence. In young horses splints are sometimes mistaken for coffin-joint lameness or navicular disease. To avoid this error, it should be remembered that, when brought on by navicular disease, the action of the limb improves with exercise; also that horses of five years of age or less very rarely suffer from coffin-joint disease. Some horses, owing to unusual development of the inner ...

— The Veterinarian • Chas. J. Korinek