callus
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- n an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- n bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- n (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
- v cause a callus to form on
The long march had callused his feet - v form a callus or calluses
His foot callused
- For a time he worked as Bell's outpatient clerk and would watch, amazed, at how the location of a callus could reveal a man's profession, or how a quick look at a skin rash told .
- While Carrey set about inhabiting the character a task that required wearing a cumbersome costume and painful contact lenses ("I defined him as a big, thick callus," says .
- Commercials for Telebrands products, which include an egg-shaped callus remover (the PedEgg) and nail clippers for pets (PediPaws), now appear during The O'Reilly Factor, one of the .