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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Callus \Cal"lus\, n. [L. See {Callous}.] 1. (Med.) a Same as {Callosity}. (b The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece. 2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: callus n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: {callosity}] 2: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone 3: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid v 1: cause a callus to form on "The long march had callused his feet" 2: form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"
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