bone spur
nounDefinition of bone spur
: a bony outgrowth : osteophyte
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Arrieta, the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner with the Cubs, expects to have season-ending surgery because of a bone spur in his right elbow. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Phillies starter Jake Arrieta likely out for the rest of the season with bone spur in his right elbow," 14 Aug. 2019 He was supposed to be command module pilot of Apollo 8, the first manned flight to circle the moon, but was bumped because of a bone spur in his neck. — Washington Post, "Apollo 11’s ‘amiable strangers’ Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins," 13 July 2019 According to the Washington Post, 2018 research has shown that poor posture potentially caused by an increasing use of technology could be causing young people to develop horn-like bone spurs on the back of the skull. — Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "Study Shows Poor Posture From Smartphone Use Could Be Causing Young People to Grow "Horns"," 20 June 2019 Wall suffered from bone spurs before a season-ending Achilles injury last year. — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hyde5: For all the Westbrook talk, is Beal a better deal for Heat?," 11 July 2019 Crystal Vander Weit and Jasper Colt, USA TODAY David Lackey spent 40 years running his machine repair business, despite having a body wracked by arthritis, degenerative disc disease, bone spurs in his shoulders and fractures in his back and spine. — Jayne O'donnell, USA TODAY, "'Fighting the wrong war': Chronic pain patients push feds to change opioid policies," 18 June 2019 Perhaps those who do are simply more likely to have these bone spurs for whatever reason. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Debunked: The absurd story about smartphones causing kids to sprout horns," 21 June 2019 Constantly tilting their heads forward to view content on their phones is creating a higher prevalence of bone spurs that form at the back of their skulls, according to new research. — Rani Molla, Vox, "Recode Daily: Slack’s direct listing is a victory for Silicon Valley over Wall Street," 21 June 2019 These types of bone spurs are more commonly found in the elderly, and are assumed to be a normal part of the aging process. — Allen Kim, CNN, "A report says young people are growing horns on their skulls. Critics don't buy it," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bone spur.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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