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"Callus" Definition

noun

A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of the skin. Also called callosity.
Botany The hardened, sometimes sharp base of the floret of certain grasses.
Botany Undifferentiated tissue that develops on or around an injured or cut plant surface or in tissue culture.
The hard bony tissue that develops around the ends of a fractured bone during healing.
A thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.

verb-intransitive

To form or develop such hardened tissue. See Usage Note at callous.

verb

To form callus.
To cause callus to form on.

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