na·vic·u·lar
nə-ˈvi-kyə-lər 
1
: shaped like a boat
a navicular bone
2
: of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone
navicular disease
: a navicular bone:
a
: one situated on the big-toe side of the tarsus in humans
called also scaphoid
b
c
: one situated in the hoof of a horse behind the coffin bone
Examples of navicular in a Sentence
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Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023
The Warren Central junior missed her sophomore season with a stress fracture in the navicular bone of her right foot.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
The most common bones in the feet and lower leg to experience stress fractures are the navicular, talus, tibia and fibula.
—Philip Anloague, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
There was a stress reaction in his navicular bone.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Cook ran low mileage and did cross-training as a senior after recovering from a navicular stress fracture in her foot.
—Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2022
Fractures in the navicular bone are considered a serious injury, often requiring surgery and lengthy recovery periods.
—Staff Writer
follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
Stewart's injury comes just a game after Bagley made his season debut after spraining his right MCL during preseason, and two games after Alec Burks made his season debut following left navicular fracture surgery.
—Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2022
Robinson will miss the rest of this season and needs surgery after a CT scan revealed a stress fracture on the navicular bone in his foot.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2021
Adjective
In particular, the study points to one of the most underappreciated joints in the human body, the union between the navicular and medial cuneiform, which is crucial to the recoil.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2023
The Warren Central junior missed her sophomore season with a stress fracture in the navicular bone of her right foot.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
The most common bones in the feet and lower leg to experience stress fractures are the navicular, talus, tibia and fibula.
—Philip Anloague, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
There was a stress reaction in his navicular bone.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Cook ran low mileage and did cross-training as a senior after recovering from a navicular stress fracture in her foot.
—Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2022
Fractures in the navicular bone are considered a serious injury, often requiring surgery and lengthy recovery periods.
—Staff Writer
follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
Stewart's injury comes just a game after Bagley made his season debut after spraining his right MCL during preseason, and two games after Alec Burks made his season debut following left navicular fracture surgery.
—Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2022
Robinson will miss the rest of this season and needs surgery after a CT scan revealed a stress fracture on the navicular bone in his foot.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
Noun
The navicular is covered by cartilage and lacks a rich blood supply, causing a slow recovery process.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2021
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navicular
1 of 2 noun
na·vic·u·lar
nə-ˈvik-yə-lər
variants
or
: a boat-shaped bone:
a
: the one of the seven tarsal bones of the human foot that is situated on the big-toe side between the talus and the cuneiform bones
called also scaphoid
b
c
: a small bone enclosed within the hoof of the horse behind the junction of the coffin bone and short pastern bone
navicular
2 of 2 adjective1
: resembling or having the shape of a boat
navicular cells
2
: of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone
navicular fractures
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