calcar (redirected from calcar metacarpale, calcar metatarsale)

calcar /cal·car/ (kal´kar)

1. spur.

2. a spur-shaped structure.

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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.

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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.

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calcar

a spur or spur-shaped structure.

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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.