navicular
/nuh-vik-yuh-ler/US // nəˈvɪk yə lər //UK // anatomy //
舟形,舟状体,舟形结构,舟状物
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : boat-shaped, as certain bones.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also na·vic·u·lar·e [nuh-vik-yuh-lair-ee, -lahr-ee]. /nəˌvɪk yəˈlɛər i, -ˈlɑr i/. the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
- : the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.
Examples
The hulls, navicular in form and having a flat bottom, are constructed of one-tenth inch iron plate and 40x40 angle iron.
You've a lot to learn about navicular, you 'ave, if you can talk such rot as that!
She took navicular and jolted off her pins: trotted ten miles an hour on the stubs after she cast her hoofs.
Three bones enter into its formation: the second phalanx, the third phalanx, and the navicular bone.
The lower articulatory surface is formed by the third phalanx and the navicular bone combined.
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