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callus
/ˈkæləs/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- noun
bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- noun
(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- verb
cause a callus to form on
The long march had callused his feet
- verb
form a callus or calluses
His foot callused