callus

[Cal·lus]

A callus is a spot where your skin becomes rough and thick. After wearing flip flops every day, all summer long, you'll probably have a callus between your toes.

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Same as Callosity

Noun
(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid

Noun
bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

Noun
an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

Verb
form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"

Verb
cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"

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n.
Same as Callosity

n.
The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.

n.
The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.


Callus

Cal"lus , n. [L. See Callous.] 1. (Med.) (a) Same as Callosity. (b The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece. 2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.

Same as Callosity

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Usage Examples

Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.

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