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Type Words
Synonyms callosity
Type of hardening
Has types clavus, corn
Type Words
Type of cicatrix, cicatrice, scar
Has types chestnut
Type Words
Type of plant process, enation
Type Words
Type of harden, indurate


The long march had callused his feet.
Type Words
Type of harden, indurate


His foot callused.

Examples of callus

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Let each section lay to air dry a bit overnight to form a callus at the cut end.
From the dispatch.com
This causes a callus to form at the old leaf joint and new roots follow quickly.
From the thenewstribune.com
Some develop visible lumps of callus and these are selected and grown into plants.
From the newscientist.com
He immediately wanted the alternative of callus distraction as offered by Wozasek.
From the sciencedaily.com
Instead, they form thickened layers around the edge, much like a callus or a corn.
From the sciencedaily.com
Doubled haploid callus lines of Valencia sweet orange recovered from anther culture.
From the nature.com
They come from a time when work caused hands to callus and brows to drip with sweat.
From the smh.com.au
When done properly, the top of the root will form a callus and the root will not rot.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A callus has formed and Lincecum does not expect it to affect his pitching.
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More examples
  • Cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
  • Callosity: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
  • Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
  • (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
  • A callus (or callosity) is an especially toughened area of skin which has become relatively thick and hard in response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Rubbing that is too frequent or forceful will cause blisters rather than allow calluses to form. ...
  • In biological research and biotechnology, a callus of cells is a mass of undifferentiated cells. In plant biology, callus cells are those cells that cover a plant wound.
  • u00C7allu0131 (also, Chally) is a village and municipality in the Zardab Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,265.
  • A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use; To form such hardened tissue
  • (calluses) Thick, hardened areas of the skin, generally on the foot, caused by friction or pressure. Calluses can lead to other problems, including serious infection and even gangrene.