callus
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- definition bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- definition (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- definition cause a callus to form on
- definition form a callus or calluses