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callus
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Callus
(gcide) | Callus \Cal"lus\ (k[a^]l"l[u^]s), n. [L. See Callous.]
1. (Med.)
(a) Same as Callosity.
(b) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a
substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at
first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is
ultimately converted into true bone and unites the
fragments into a single piece.
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2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting,
before it puts out rootlets.
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callus
(wn) | callus
n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual
pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn:
callosity, callus]
2: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff
protuberance on the lip of an orchid
v 1: cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his
feet"
2: form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused" |
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Callus
(gcide) | Callus \Cal"lus\ (k[a^]l"l[u^]s), n. [L. See Callous.]
1. (Med.)
(a) Same as Callosity.
(b) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a
substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at
first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is
ultimately converted into true bone and unites the
fragments into a single piece.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting,
before it puts out rootlets.
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