bone spur
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of bone spur
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Things seemed to be winding down for the southpaw from Dallas after he was limited to seven games last year because of offseason shoulder surgery and a bone spur in his left big toe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
After about two weeks, Horstman was able to get an MRI and doctors found a bone spur.
From Salon ● May 3, 2025
His operation in November involved removing bone spur and stitches in his meniscus.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
Anunoby has missed the last five games with what the team originally called right elbow inflammation before changing it to bone spur inflammation in their injury report for their game Thursday against Dallas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
I’d recently undergone surgery on that ankle to remove a bone spur.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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