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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

  1. noun A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
  2. 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.
  3. noun The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
  4. noun In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.

induration — full definition

  1. noun An enduring presence; fixity.
  2. noun The process of becoming hard.
  3. noun A hardening of an area of the body as a reaction to inflammation, hyperemia, or neoplastic infiltration.
  4. noun An area or part of the body that has undergone such a reaction.

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