calluses

Meanings

Noun

• an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
• bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
• (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
• plural of callus

Verb

• cause a callus to form on
• form a callus or calluses
• third-person singular simple present indicative of callus

Synonyms

callosity, callus