kallus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- callus noun A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
Senses
kallus is used for these senses in English:
- callus 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.
- callus (botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
callus — full definition
- noun A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
- 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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