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n. - (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; An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction.

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  • Verb (used with object) : Heavy work callused his hands
  • New tissue, called callus, surrounds the fracture and replaces the dead bone.
  • A callus is a form of hyperkeratosis, or thickened skin, that creates a hard surface.
  • The wound will develop a scab known as a callus, which seals it off to disease and further moisture loss.
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  • The doctor was "callous" (insensitive, cold in manner) when I showed her the painful "callus" (thick hard skin layer) on my finger.
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