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Callus
/ˈkæləs/
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
📖 Definitions of "Callus"
- 1
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- 2
The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
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The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
- 4
A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
- 1
To form such hardened tissue.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| callositynoun | (countable) A callus. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Callus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| callositynoun | (countable) A callus. |
| tylomanoun | callus |
| embryogenic | Of or pertaining to embryogenesis |
| limenoun | (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| calnoun | calcium hydroxide, slaked lime |
| regenerable | Able to be regenerated |
| eslnoun | Initialism of English as a second language. |
| callinoun | — |
| calsnoun | calcium hydroxide, slaked lime |
| callous | (figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others. |
| cornnoun | (Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| clavusnoun | A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn. |
| clavolanoun | Alternative form of clavus. [A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.] |
| subcallusnoun | (entomology) The lowest of the calli on the frons of some species of horse flies. |
| quittornoun | A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone. |
| calkernoun | One who calks. |
| cleatnoun | A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction. |
| cocklenoun | Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells. |
| caudexnoun | (botany) An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water. |
| crustanoun | A crust or shell. |
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