callus

/'kæləs/

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Understanding the Word "Callus"

Definition: The word "callus" is primarily a noun and can refer to a few different things:

Summary

"Callus" is a versatile word used to describe thickened skin, tissue in plants, or bone healing. It can also refer to a state of insensitivity in a figurative sense.

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Noun

1. (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
2. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

Verb

1. form a callus or calluses
   • His foot callused
2. cause a callus to form on
   • The long march had callused his feet

Synonyms

• callosity