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calcar

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calcar /cal·car/ (kal´kar)
1. spur.
2. a spur-shaped structure.

calcar a´vis  the lower of the two medial elevations in the posterior horn of the lateral cerebral ventricle, produced by the lateral extension of the calcarine sulcus.

cal·car (klkär)
n. pl. cal·car·i·a (kl-kâr-)
1. A small spurlike projection from a structure.
2. An internal septum at the level of division of arteries and confluence of veins when branches or roots form an acute angle.
3. A dull spine or projection from a bone.
4. A horny outgrowth from the skin.

calcar
[kal′kär] pl. calcaria,
a spur or a structure that resembles a spur.

calcar
a spur or spur-shaped structure.

calcar avis
the lower of two medial elevations in the lateral cerebral ventricle, produced by the lateral extension of the calcarine sulcus; called also hippocampus minor.
calcar metacarpale, calcar metatarsale
see ergot2.


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