Navicular Synonyms

nə-vĭkyə-lər
Shaped like a boat
Synonyms:
  1. scaphoid
  2. cymbiform
  3. hysteriform
  4. hysterioid
  5. nautiform
  6. naviculiform
  7. naviform
The largest wrist bone on the thumb side
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scaphoid-bone
  2. os scaphoideum

Words Related to Navicular

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. chondral
  2. osteochondritis
  3. sesamoid
  4. osteitis
  5. dissecans
  6. ankylosis
  7. malalignment

Navicular Sentence Examples

  • Navicular, cuboid and ectocuneiform bones of tarsus united.

  • The astragalus has a pulley-like surface above for articulation into the tibia, but its lower surface is flattened and unites to a much greater extent with the navicular than with the cuboid, which bone is of comparatively less importance than in the Artiodactyles.

  • Lower articular surface of the astragalus divided into two nearly equal facets, one for the navicular and a second for the cuboid bone.

  • Navicular and cuboid bones of tarsus united.

  • Although the brain is relatively larger, the bones of the limbs, especially the short, five-toed feet, approximate to those of the Amblypoda and Proboscidea; but in the articulation of the astragalus with both the navicular and cuboid Arsinoitherium is nearer the former than the latter group. It is probable, however, that these resemblances are mainly due to parallelism in development, and are in all three cases adaptations necessary to support the enormous weight of the body.

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