Thesaurus: callus

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1. n. Same as Callosity
2. n. The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
3. n. The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
4. n. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
5. n. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
6. n. (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
7. v. cause a callus to form on
8. v. form a callus or calluses
9. 1. (Med.) (a) Same as Callosity. (b The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece. 2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
10. The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exudedat the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous inconsistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unitesthe fragments into a single piece.
11. j:27/n:73 n. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone n. (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid v. cause a callus to form on