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callus in Chinese

callus in Chinese is 雞眼 — callus means a patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.

callus in Chinese

雞眼
noun
Pronounced: jī yǎn
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.

What does "callus" mean?

  1. noun A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
    "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"
  2. noun (medicine) The new bony tissue that forms at the site of a broken bone as it heals.
  3. noun (gardening) The tissue that grows over the cut end of a plant cutting before roots appear.
  4. noun (botany) A fleshy growth on the lip of an orchid flower.
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  • 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

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What is "callus" in Chinese?
"callus" in Chinese is 雞眼. callus means: A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
How do you pronounce 雞眼?
"callus" in Chinese is 雞眼, pronounced "jī yǎn".
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