Callus

Quick meaning: Callus is a noun meaning A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.

Meaning

A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.

More Meanings

1. (botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
2. (botany) In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.
3. (entomology) A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
4. (intransitive) To form such hardened tissue.
5. (botany) In grasses, a hardened extension from the base of a floret, which may or may not elongate and is often covered in hairs or bristles.
6. 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.

Example Sentences

Sylvanshine had once been on a first date with a Xerox rep who had complex and slightly repulsive patterns of callus on her fingers from playing the banjo semi-professionally

Word Forms

• calluses
• calli
• callusing
• callused

Synonyms for callus

Depending on context, synonyms include callosity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include callosity, embryogenic, lime, cal, regenerable, calli.

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