spur

spur

 [sper]

1. a spiked object or goad.

2. a projecting body, as from a bone; called also calcar.

Calcaneal (heel) spur. From Frazier et al., 2000.

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cal·car

(kal'kar), [TA]

1. A small projection from any structure; internal spurs (septa) at the level of division of arteries and confluence of veins when branches or roots form an acute angle.
See also: vascular spur.

2. A dull spine or projection from a bone.

Synonym(s): spur [TA]

[L. spur, cock's spur]

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spur

(spûr)

n.

A spine or projection from a bone.

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spur

Orthopedics A bony projection often arising in a calcified tendon. See Calcaneal spur.

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cal·car

(kal'kahr) [TA]

1. A small projection from any structure; internal spurs (septa) at the level of division of arteries and confluence of veins when branches or roots form an acute angle.

2. A spine or projection from a bone.
Synonym(s): spur.

[L. spur, rooster's spur]

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spur

1. a short shoot on which flowers are borne.
2. an extension of a leafbase below its point of attachment to the petiole.
3. a hollow, conical projection from the base of a petal, as in the larkspur.

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Spur

Any projection from a bone.

Mentioned in: Rotator Cuff Injury

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