kovettuma — meaning in English
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English meaning
- callus noun A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- induration noun An enduring presence; fixity.
Senses
kovettuma is used for these senses in English:
- callus A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- 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.
- induration (medical) A hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
callus — full definition
- noun A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
- noun 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.
- noun The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
- noun In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.
induration — full definition
- noun An enduring presence; fixity.
- noun The process of becoming hard.
- noun A hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
- noun An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction.