Reference meaning
callus
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an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
Related source terms
callosity
Other meanings
2. noun
bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3. noun
(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
4. verb
cause a callus to form on
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