Online Google Dictionary

calluses 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈkaləs/,
Font size:

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. (callus) callosity: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
  2. cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"
  3. (callus) bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
  4. (callus) (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. (Callus (cell biology)) 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. (callus) A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use; To form such hardened tissue
  8. (callus) a hard protuberance or swelling.
  9. (Callus) Scar tissue laid down by the tree in order to cover and protect a wound, e.g. a pruning wound.
  10. (Callus) Corky tissue forming over a wound in the bark, or thickened tissue that forms over a wound on a cutting.
  11. (Callus) An excessive build up of the hard tough layers of skin. Can be removed at-home or by an esthetician.
  12. (Callus) A thickening of or a hard thickened area on the skin.
  13. (Callus) Thickening of the outer layer of skin due to irritation or pressure.
  14. (CALLUS) A thickened portion of the epidermal layer - usually found on the lung and heart reflex - of the skin. Repeated fricition and pressure causes calluses.
  15. (CALLUS) 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.
  16. (CALLUS) Any hard formation on the surface of a liquid or another solid.
  17. (CALLUS) The area of the propodeum lateral to each spiracle or postspiracular sulcus, which is often convex and at least partly setose. [drawing][photo]
  18. (CALLUS) Wound tissue which develops from cambium or other exposed meristem ( Cambium and Meristem are the parts of the plant that make new cells.
  19. (Callus) (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.
  20. (Callus) (KAL-lus) -- Said of the hard often waxy projections found on lips of orchids, such as Phalaenopsis.
  21. (Callus) (The end of a cutting) A thick new corky tissue developed by woody species to cover wounds.
  22. (Callus) A cut plant part that dries to form a solid surface that prevents the loss of plant sap while sealing out water, fungi, and bacteria.
  23. (Callus) A rounded swelling: applied especially to swollen regions at the front or back of the thorax.
  24. (Callus) 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.
  25. (Callus) Cal, corne, durillon