navicular

navicular
[nəˈvɪkjʊlə]
adjective
  1. (chiefly archaic)boat-shaped
    (主古)舟状的,船形的
noun
  1. (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
  2. (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
  1. late Middle English; from French naviculaire or late Latin navicularis, from Latin navicula 'little ship', diminutive of navis
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