navicular

Curved like vessel

Navicular describes something boat-shaped.

The term appears mainly in anatomy, where the navicular bone is a small curved bone in the foot near the ankle, and another in the wrist.

In veterinary medicine, navicular disease affects the navicular bone in horses' hooves, causing lameness.

anatomy

tarsal

Of the ankle

scaphoidCarpal bone, thumb-side
footLeg's lowest part
ankleLeg-foot joint

talus · calcaneus · cuneiform · metatarsal · phalanges · sesamoid · cuboid · articulation · synovial · ligament

curved

boat-shaped

Curved like a hull

scaphoidCarpal bone, thumb-side
crescentCurved sickle-like arc
arcuateCurved like a bow

concave · convex · curvature · arched · cambered · dished · hollowed · vaulted · bowed · elliptical

nautical

boat-shaped

Curved like a hull

vesselReceptacle for contents
hullOuter covering or frame
dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft

skiff · coracle · canoe · kayak · galley · clipper · schooner · ketch · seafaring · maritime

Opposites

bone shape/morphology

navicularflat

Lacking vertical variation

linear · straight · elongated · tubular · rod-shaped

bone type/classification

navicularlong bone

Tubular skeletal element

femur · tibia · humerus · fibula · radius

Phrases

navicular diseaseDegeneration in horse's heel bone

Family

navicular disease

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