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Meaning of Callus in English

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Callus

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Noun

1. callosity, callus

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

2. callus

bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

3. callus

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

Verb

4. callus

cause a callus to form on

Example Sentences:
'The long march had callused his feet'

5. callus

form a callus or calluses

Example Sentences:
'His foot callused'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Callus

see synonyms of callus
nounWord forms: plural -luses
1. Also called: callosity
an area of skin that is hard or thick, esp on the palm of the hand or sole of the foot, as from continual friction or pressure
2. 
an area of bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3. botany
a. 
a mass of hard protective tissue produced in woody plants at the site of an injury
b. 
an accumulation of callose in the sieve tubes
4. biotechnology
a mass of undifferentiated cells produced as the first stage in tissue culture
verb
5. 
to produce or cause to produce a callus

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Callus

see synonyms of callus
nounWord forms: plural ˈcalluses
1. 
a hardened, thickened place on the skin
2. 
the hard substance that forms at the break in a fractured bone and serves to reunite the parts
3. 
a disorganized mass of cells that develops over cuts or wounds on plants, as at the ends of stem or leaf cuttings
verb intransitive, verb transitive
4. 
to develop or cause to develop a callus

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Callus

see synonyms of callus
n. pl. cal·lus·es
1.
a. A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of the skin. Also called callosity.
b. The hard bony tissue that develops around the ends of a fractured bone during healing.
2. Botany
a. Undifferentiated tissue that develops on or around an injured or cut plant surface or in tissue culture.
b. The hardened, sometimes sharp base of the spikelet of certain grasses.
intr.v. cal·lused, cal·lus·ing, cal·lus·es
To form or develop such hardened tissue. See Usage Note at callous.

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