Navicular Synonyms

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.