callus in Latin
callus in Latin is callum — 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 Latin
callum
What does "callus" mean?
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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"
- noun (medicine) The new bony tissue that forms at the site of a broken bone as it heals.
- noun (gardening) The tissue that grows over the cut end of a plant cutting before roots appear.
- 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 Latin?
"callus" in Latin is callum. callus means: A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
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