bone spurs
- plural of bone spur.
Example Sentences
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“In my view, we’ll be a winner,” said Dimon, who was wearing a cast on his left hand after having arthritis and bone spurs treated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
I had been living my life for nearly four years with no cartilage in my hip, bone scraping bone, bone spurs forming and joint thickening.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
In 1968, at age 22, he got a medical deferment for having bone spurs in his heels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
In reality, it was bone spurs removed and stitches put in the meniscus.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
But do you think my hands were as great a handicap as the bone spurs?
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
