CALLUS Definition & Meaning

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callus

[kal-uhs]

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noun

plural

calluses

Pathology, Physiology.��
1. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity.
2. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
Botany.��Also
1. the tissue that forms over the wounds of plants, protecting the inner tissues and causing healing.
2. a deposit on the perforated area of a sieve tube.
3. (in grasses) a tough swelling at the base of a lemma or palea.

verb (used without object)

callused, callusing

to form a callus.

verb (used with object)

callused, callusing

to produce a callus or calluses on.
Heavy work callused his hands.

callus

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noun

Also called: callosity.��an area of skin that is hard or thick, esp on the palm of the hand or sole of the foot, as from continual friction or pressure
an area of bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
botany
1. a mass of hard protective tissue produced in woody plants at the site of an injury
2. an accumulation of callose in the sieve tubes
biotechnology a mass of undifferentiated cells produced as the first stage in tissue culture

verb

to produce or cause to produce a callus

callus

An area of the skin that has become hardened and thick, usually because of prolonged pressure or rubbing.
The hard bony tissue that develops around the ends of a fractured bone during healing.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

uncallused adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of callus¹

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin callus, masculine variant of callum “tough skin, any hard substance”; callous

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of callus¹

C16: from Latin, variant of callum hardened skin

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Next week, they plan to disrupt the festivities by jumping into the canals to hinder the water taxis and blocking various calli, Venice's narrow streets, to prevent the wedding guests from reaching the venue.

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Her hand had been rough with calluses around my wrist, and she wore the clothing of a man.

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“I want to build up a callus of hard work,” Fisch said.

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I remembered how her hands felt in mine, warm, deeply lined, callused from a lifetime of hard work.

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“There’s a little bit of calluses built up where the rib was broken. But it’s mostly comfortable now, nothing too crazy.”

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call upon call waiting

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