Defenition of the word callus

Defenition of the word callus
- A hardened or thickened part of the skin.
- an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"
- cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
- form a callus or calluses
- cause a callus to form on