Callus

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NOUN

an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid

VERB

cause a callus to form on

form a callus or calluses

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