 callus |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone | |
| Related terms: | scar chestnut | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (medicine) an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) | |
| Synonyms: | callosity | |
| Related terms: | hardening corn | |
| 3. | [ verb ] form a callus or calluses | |
| Examples: | "His foot callused" |
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| Related terms: | harden callosity | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause a callus to form on | |
| Examples: | "The long march had callused his feet" |
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| Related terms: | harden callosity | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid | |
| Related terms: | plant_process botany | |
| Similar spelling: |
callous Cales calque Callis Calles Callas Calise calash calais calx calk calisaya caulk calyx calico |
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