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

Synonyms for the word callus

• • bump
  • callosity
  • corn
  • hard skin
  • lump

Similar words in the callus

• • callus
  • callus's
  • callused
  • calluses
  • callusing

Hyponyms for the word callus

• • chestnut
  • clavus
  • corn

Hypernyms for the word callus

• • cicatrice
  • cicatrix
  • enation
  • harden
  • hardening
  • indurate
  • plant process
  • scar

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