burr (bur) bur.
burr,
bur [ber]
| burr (bûr) n. Variant of bur. |
burr,
a rotary instrument fitted into a handpiece and used to cut teeth or bone. Also spelled bur.
bur [ber]
a form of drill used for creating openings in bone or similar hard material. Also spelled burr.
Bur. From Dorland's, 2000.
burr
1. a plant seed capsule carrying many hooked structures which catch in animal coats thus promoting dissemination of the plant. The word is also used as a collective name for plants that carry burrs, e.g. Noogoora burr, Buffalo burr, burr medic, burr trefoil.
2. a surgical instrument. See bur.
3. the irregular cartilage formation seen inside a dog's ear.
burr buttercup
ranunculustesticulatus.
burr tongue
physical injury to tongue by foreign bodies especially plant awns and burrs.
burr
A drill bit used to cut hard tissues–enamel, bone in dentistry or orthopaedics
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