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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.
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.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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.
Synonym(s): spur.
[L. spur, rooster's spur]
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spur
- a short shoot on which flowers are borne.
- an extension of a leafbase below its point of attachment to the petiole.
- 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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