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NAVICULAR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The largest wrist bone on the thumb side

Synonyms:

navicular; os scaphoideum; scaphoid bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("navicular" is a kind of...):

carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)

Derivation:

navicular (shaped like a boat)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shaped like a boat

Synonyms:

navicular; scaphoid

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

formed (having or given a form or shape)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Derivation:

navicular (the largest wrist bone on the thumb side)

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