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Definition of Callus

Callus
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.

Meaning of Callus from wikipedia

- A callus (pl.: calluses) is an area of thickened and sometimes hardened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation...
- A prayer callus, zabiba or zebiba (Arabic: زبيبة zabība, "raisin") is a callus on the forehead present in some devout praying Muslims, mainly in Egypt...
- Look up callus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Callus is an area of toughened skin. Callus may also refer to: Fibrocartilage callus, the temporary...
- Plant callus (plural calluses or calli) is a growing m**** of unorganized plant parenchyma cells. In living plants, callus cells are those cells that cover...
- A fibrocartilage callus is a temporary formation of fibroblasts and chondroblasts which forms at the area of a bone fracture as the bone attempts to heal...
- A callus shaver (also called a credo knife) is a tool for the medical and cosmetic removal of a callus, mainly on the feet (see also pedicure), or hands...
- Callús is a muni****lity in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The muni****lity covers an area of 12.5 square kilometres...
- culminate in a new m**** of heterogeneous tissue known as a fracture callus[citation needed] Callus formation peaks at day 14 of fracture. Eventually, the fracture...
- A callus is an anatomical feature that exists in some mollusk s****, a thickened area of s**** material that can partly or completely cover the umbilicus...
- Callus is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ashley Callus (born 1979), Australian sprint freestyle swimmer Daniel Callus (1888–1965)...