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Callus   /kˈæləs/   Listen
Callus

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





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Words linked to "Callus" :   scar, enation, plant process, harden, hardening, indurate, phytology, chestnut, callosity, cicatrix, botany, corn, clavus, cicatrice


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