What is the meaning of callus?

noun

  • 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. (

verb

  • Cause a callus to form on.
    • usage: "The long march had callused his feet"
  • Form a callus or calluses.
    • usage: "His foot callused"
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