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Noun
/ˈkaləs/,
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callouses, plural; calluses, plural;
  1. A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, esp. in an area that has been subjected to friction

  2. The bony healing tissue that forms around the ends of broken bone

  3. A hard formation of tissue, esp. new tissue formed over a wound

  1. cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
  2. callosity: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
  3. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
  4. (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
  5. A callus (or callosity) is an especially toughened area of skin which has become relatively thick and hard in response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Rubbing that is too frequent or forceful will cause blisters rather than allow calluses to form. ...
  6. In biological research and biotechnology, a callus of cells is a mass of undifferentiated cells. In plant biology, callus cells are those cells that cover a plant wound.
  7. Çallı (also, Chally) is a village and municipality in the Zardab Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,265.
  8. A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use; To form such hardened tissue
  9. (calluses) Thick, hardened areas of the skin, generally on the foot, caused by friction or pressure. Calluses can lead to other problems, including serious infection and even gangrene.
  10. (Calli) Non-secreting glands that are found (mostly) on the labellum of some orchids.
  11. An excessive build up of the hard tough layers of skin. Can be removed at-home or by an esthetician.
  12. a small area of skin, usually on the foot, that has become thick and hard from rubbing or pressure.
  13. Callus formation is the response of living bone to any irritation - chemical (Küntscher 1970), infective, mechanical instability (Hutzschenreuter et al. 1969), etc. Callus is a tissue complex formed at a site of bony repair. ...
  14. A thickening of or a hard thickened area on the skin.
  15. a hard protuberance or swelling.
  16. A common, usually painless, thickening of the skin on the feet or hands caused by pressure or rubbing. People with diabetes and calluses should receive advice and treatment from a qualified foot care or healthcare expert. See PODIATRIST, CHIROPODIST.
  17. in vascular plants, the parenchymatous tissue of cambial origin that forms in response to wounding or infections by pathogens.
  18. Thickening and hardening of the cambium tissues which occur as part of a plant's response to a wound.
  19. 1. In some Poaceae, enlarged or projected hard base of floret; sometimes hairy or sharp-pointed. (see floret) 2. A firm protuberance.
  20. An area of new bone. It is laid down at the site of a fracture as part of the healing process.Some people with OI develop large calluses. Extremely large calluses at the site of fractures or bone surgery is one symptom of OI Type V.
  21. Any hard formation on the surface of a liquid or another solid.
  22. Thickened part of the skin or soft tissue.
  23. A mass of thin-walled, undifferentiated plant cells, developed as the result of wounding or culture on nutrient media. (2)
  24. The callus (callus culture) is a mass of highly vacuolated, unorganized cells resulting as a consequence of wounding in plants, and in tissue culture with the use of sophisticated techniques.
  25. (1.) Any abnormally thickened part. (2.) In grasses, applied to a swelling or extension of the flowering glumes at their insertion on the axis or rhachilla of the spikelet.