| Adanson, Michel | <person> French naturalist, 1727-1806. See: adansonian classification. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Pachon, Michel | <person> French physiologist, 1867-1938. See: Pachon's method, Pachon's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Michel Levy scale of retardation colours | <microscopy> Colour chart plotting thickness of the anisotropic specimen, its birefringence (n1-n2) and its retardation in nanometres. Any one of the three variables can be determined if the other two are known. (05 Aug 1998) |
| Weinberg, Michel | <person> French pathologist, 1868-1940. See: Weinberg's reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcaneal spur | <orthopaedics> A heel spur, bony growth off of the calcaneous often resulting in recurrent heel pain. (07 Nov 1997) |
| Morand's spur | The lower of two elevations on the medial wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, caused by the depth of the calcarine sulcus. Synonym: Haller's unguis, hippocampus minor, minor hippocampus, Morand's spur, unguis avis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heel spur syndrome | <syndrome> A condition where the plantar fascia becomes inflamed at the region of a bony spur or growth off the calcaneous bone (heel). Common symptoms include foot pain that is exacerbated by activity. (27 Sep 1997) |
| scleral spur | A ridge of the sclera at the internal scleral sulcus from which ciliary muscle fibres take origin. Synonym: scleral roll. Vascular spur, partial septum between vessels (arteries and veins) at the level of fusion or branching at acute angle. See: calcar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spur | <botany> A tubular pouch at the base of a perianth part, often containing nectar. (04 Mar 1998) |
| spur-shell | <zoology> Any one of several species of handsome gastropod shells of the genus Trochus, or Imperator. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spur-winged | <zoology> Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings. Spur-winged goose, an Old World plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent parts of Asia and Europe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |