callus

1. (verb) form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"
Related Words: harden

2. (verb) cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
Related Words: harden

3. (noun) (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
Related Words: enation, plant process

4. (noun) bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
Related Words: chestnut, cicatrice, cicatrix, scar

5. (noun) an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
Synonyms: callosity
Related Words: clavus, corn, hardening



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