| callus | | |
| n. (state) | 1. callosity, callus | an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot). |
| ~ hardening | abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue. |
| ~ clavus, corn | a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes. |
| n. (state) | 2. callus | bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone. |
| ~ chestnut | a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg. |
| ~ cicatrice, cicatrix, scar | a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue. |
| n. (plant) | 3. callus | (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ plant process, enation | a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ. |
| v. (change) | 4. callus | cause a callus to form on.; "The long march had callused his feet" |
| ~ harden, indurate | make hard or harder.; "The cold hardened the butter" |
| v. (change) | 5. callus | form a callus or calluses.; "His foot callused" |
| ~ harden, indurate | become hard or harder.; "The wax hardened" |
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