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scaphoid
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scaphoid \Scaph"oid\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. ska`fh a boat + -oid: cf. F. scapho["i]de.] (Anat.) Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped. -- n. The scaphoid bone. [1913 Webster] Scaphoid bone (a) One of the carpal bones, which articulates with the radius; the radiale. (b) One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone. See under Navicular. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular
glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.
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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.
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