/neuh vik"yeuh leuhr/ , Anat.
adj.
1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.
n.
2. Also, naviculare /neuh vik'yeuh lair"ee, -lahr"ee/ .
3. the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
4. the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.
[ 1535-45; navicularis of, relating to shipping, equiv. to L navicul ( a ) a small ship ( navi ( s ) ship + -cula -CULE 1 ;) + -aris -AR 1 ]