bone spur

noun

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Definition of bone spur

: a bony outgrowth : osteophyte

Recent Examples of bone spur from the Web

The diagnosis of a broken bone spur on Monday came from the foot specialist Martin O’Malley, who had performed last year’s operation on Bird.

— billy witz, New York Times, "Yankees’ Greg Bird Once Again Sidelined for Surgery," 26 Mar. 2018
As Trump would later explain it, he had been excused from service because his doctor found bone spurs in one foot — a temporary condition that left him, decades later, unable to recall which foot had been affected.

— avi selk, Washington Post, "It’s the 50th anniversary of the day Trump left college and (briefly) faced the draft," 20 May 2018
Despite having been educated at an elite private military academy, Donald Trump famously drew five draft deferments, including one for bone spurs in his feet.

— garrett m. graff, WIRED, "The Untold Story of Robert Mueller's Time in Combat," 15 May 2018
The 31-year-old right-hander began last season on the 60-day DL while recovering from arthroscopic surgery to remove small bone spurs from his right elbow.

— keith jenkins, Cincinnati.com, "With the roster at 45, Cincinnati Reds 'down to the wire' for Opening Day active list," 17 Mar. 2018
Obviously the bone spurs would have prevented him from running into a combat scene.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Brave Trump Says He Would Have Disarmed Parkland Shooter With Bare Hands," 26 Feb. 2018
Instead, Rose developed bone spurs in his ankle and left the Cavaliers to contemplate his future.

— k.c. johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Derrick Rose is showing that some bloom remains in his game," 24 Apr. 2018
Storz had surgery in the offseason to remove bone spurs from his throwing shoulder but after the setback following last week's start, Mainieri said Storz will go see the doctor sometime this week.

— andrew lopez, NOLA.com, "How the injury bug has affected LSU baseball in 2018," 29 Mar. 2018
Troy Tulowitzki, limited to 66 games last year, is dealing with bone spurs in his right heel.

— ed barkowitz, Philly.com, "American League preview: Odds, picks and moves for the 2018 MLB season," 28 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of bone spur

1957

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Medical Dictionary

bone spur

noun

variants: also bony spur

medical Definition of bone spur

: a bony outgrowth : osteophyte

In addition to pain, osteoarthritis shows up as stiff joints, cracking sounds, inflammation and bone spurs.
—Nathan Seppa, Science News, 11 Aug. 2012