[n?'v?kj?l?]
¦ adjective technical or archaic boat-shaped.
¦ noun
1. (also navicular bone) a boat-shaped bone in the ankle or wrist, especially that in the ankle, between the talus and the cuneiform bones.
2. (also navicular disease or navicular syndrome) a chronic disorder of the navicular bone in horses, causing lameness in the front feet.
Origin
ME: from Fr. naviculaire or late L. navicularis, from L. navicula 'little ship'.