noun
callus
Callus (noun) means a patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
noun
1
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"
— David Foster Wallace, The Pale King (2011)
2
(medicine) The new bony tissue that forms at the site of a broken bone as it heals.
3
(gardening) The tissue that grows over the cut end of a plant cutting before roots appear.
4
(botany) A fleshy growth on the lip of an orchid flower.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin callum ("hard skin"); it displaced the earlier Old English word wearr.
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What is the meaning of callus?
"callus" (noun) means a patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
What is another word for callus?
Other words for "callus" include callosity.
What are the different meanings of callus?
"callus" has 3 main meanings: 1. A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand; 2. (medicine) The new bony tissue that forms at the site of a broken bone as it heals; 3. (gardening) The tissue that grows over the cut end of a plant cutting before roots appear.
