callus

1. n. Same as Callosity Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. n. The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets. Source: opted

4. n. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) Source: wordnet

5. n. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone Source: wordnet

6. n. (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid Source: wordnet

7. v. cause a callus to form on Source: wordnet

8. v. form a callus or calluses Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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