Definition of Calcar

1. n. A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.

2. n. A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla.

Definition of Calcar

1. Noun. A small oven or furnace. ¹

2. Noun. (botany anatomy) A spur-like projection. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calcar

1. an anatomical projection [n -CARIA] / a type of oven [n -S] - See also: oven

Medical Definition of Calcar

1. 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: vascular spur. 2. A dull spine or projection from a bone. 3. Archaic term for a horny outgrowth from the skin. Synonym: spur. Origin: L. Spur, cock's spur (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcar

calcaneocuboid joint
calcaneocuboid ligament
calcaneodynia
calcaneofibular ligament
calcaneonavicular
calcaneonavicular ligament
calcaneoscaphoid
calcaneotibial
calcaneotibial ligament
calcaneous
calcaneovalgocavus
calcaneovalgus
calcaneovarus
calcaneum
calcaneus
calcar avis
calcar femorale
calcar pedis
calcarate
calcarean
calcareans
calcareoargillaceous
calcareobituminous
calcareosiliceous
calcareous
calcareous conjunctivitis
calcareous degeneration
calcareous infiltration
calcareous metastasis

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