navicular

adjective

1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.

noun

2. 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.
3. the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.

adjective (nəˈvɪkjʊlə)

1. shaped like a boat

noun Also: naviculare (nəˌvɪkjʊˈlɑːrɪ)

2. a small boat-shaped bone of the wrist or foot

adj.“boat-shaped,” 1540s, from Late Latin navicularis “pertaining to a boat,” from navicula, diminutive of navis “ship” (see naval). n.

1. A comma-shaped bone of the wrist that is located in the first row of carpals.
2. A concave bone of the foot, located between the talus and the metatarsals.scaphoid

adj.

1. Shaped like a boat.