ALL meanings of callus
cal·lus
C c - countable noun callus A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it. 3
- noun callus an area of skin that is hard or thick, esp on the palm of the hand or sole of the foot, as from continual friction or pressure 3
- noun callus an area of bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone 3
- noun callus a mass of hard protective tissue produced in woody plants at the site of an injury 3
- noun callus an accumulation of callose in the sieve tubes 3
- noun callus a mass of undifferentiated cells produced as the first stage in tissue culture 3
- verb callus to produce or cause to produce a callus 3
- noun callus a hardened, thickened place on the skin 3
- noun callus the hard substance that forms at the break in a fractured bone and serves to reunite the parts 3
- noun callus a disorganized mass of cells that develops over cuts or wounds on plants, as at the ends of stem or leaf cuttings 3
- intransitive verb callus to develop or cause to develop a callus 3
- noun plural callus Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them. 1
- noun plural callus Also, callose. Botany. the tissue that forms over the wounds of plants, protecting the inner tissues and causing healing. a deposit on the perforated area of a sieve tube. (in grasses) a tough swelling at the base of a lemma or palea. 1
- verb without object callus to form a callus. 1
- verb with object callus to produce a callus or calluses on: Heavy work callused his hands. 1
- noun callus hard skin 1
- intransitive verb callus form hard skin 1
- noun callus A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction. 1
- noun callus A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use. 0
- noun 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. 0
- noun callus (botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets. 0
- verb callus (Intransitive Verb) To form such hardened tissue. 0