callus
IPA: kˈæɫʌs
noun
- A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
- (botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
- (entomology) A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
verb
- (intransitive) To form such hardened tissue.
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Examples of "callus" in Sentences
- This process forms the fracture callus.
- The parietal callus is moderately heavy.
- The outer lip is sharp and without a callus.
- There is a slight wash of callus on the shell.
- A narrow callus extends from the apex to the slit.
- Retrorse barbs can be found on the callus, the lemmas, and the awns.
- Currently callus redirects to this page, Callus and Corns of the Skin.
- How about describing the physiological mechanisms of callus production
- The callus on the penultimate whorl unites the margins, and is conspicuous.
- The aperture and excavated parietal callus is silvery white and iridescent.