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navicular [nə′vik·yə·lər] (anatomy) A boat-shaped bone, especially the lateral bone on the radial side of the proximal row of the carpus. (biology) Resembling or having the shape of a boat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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21) On finding a positive right talar bulge test, the navicular drop test was performed to determine whether the right medial longitudinal arch was diminished (pes planus) when compared with the left medial longitudinal arch. Such areas include the apex of the lung, the axilla on a mammogram, sudden, severe headaches, the navicular bone, the head of the pancreas or the ovary. Up to 14 percent of the general population has an extra (or accessory) bone, the most common of which is the tarsal navicular (which is in the arch). |
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