(亦作 navicular bone)a boat-shaped bone in the ankle or wrist, especially that in the ankle, between the talus and the cuneiform bones 舟(状)骨
(亦作 navicular disease 或 navicular syndrome)[mass noun]a chronic disorder of the navicular bone in horses, causing lameness in the front feet (马)舟状骨炎症,舟(状)骨病
语源
late Middle English; from French naviculaire or late Latin navicularis, from Latin navicula 'little ship', diminutive of navis