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n an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) n bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone n (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a …

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  1. n an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) 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 v form a callus or calluses