callus
/ˈkæləs/
noun
- A thick, hard area of skin that forms where there is repeated rubbing or pressure.
- Wearing tight shoes can cause a painful callus on your toe.
- The guitarist had a callus on his fingertip from pressing the strings.
- After weeks of gardening without gloves, she developed a callus on her palm.
- A hardened or thickened area on a plant, usually formed at a wound or cut.
- The cactus grew a callus to protect the damaged area.
- The tree formed a callus over the branch that was pruned.
- Gardeners often see a callus develop where a stem has been cut.
- A mass of hard tissue that forms around a broken bone as it heals.
- The X-ray showed a callus forming around the fracture.
- Doctors monitor the callus to make sure the bone is healing properly.
- After six weeks, a strong callus had developed at the break site.
Synonyms
verb
- To form or develop a callus (a hard, thick area of skin or plant tissue).
- His hands callused from years of manual labor.
- The plant stem callused over after the cut was made.
- If you keep rowing without gloves, your palms will callus.