scleral spur

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spur (spur)

1. calcar; a spiked projecting body, as from a bone.

2. in dentistry, a piece of metal projecting from a plate, band, or other appliance.

calcaneal spur a bone excrescence on the lower surface of the calcaneus which frequently causes pain on walking.

scleral spur the posterior lip of the venous sinus of the sclera to which most of the fibers of the trabecular reticulum of the iridocorneal angle and the meridional fibers of the ciliary muscle are attached.

scleral spur

A ridge of the sclera at the level of the limbus interposed between the posterior portion of Schlemm's canal and the anterior part of the ciliary body. The scleral spur is the structure to which some of the ciliary muscle fibres are attached. See gonioscopy; internal scleral sulcus.

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