noun Download 🔗Share A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use. Examples : "After years of playing guitar, he developed calluses on his fingertips. " body medicine physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "After his broken arm healed, X-rays showed healthy calluses forming around the fracture, bridging the bone fragments. " medicine physiology anatomy body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets. Examples : "The gardener was pleased to see tiny calluses forming on the stems of the rose cuttings, a sign that they would soon develop roots. " biology plant agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives). Examples : "The entomologist used a magnifying glass to examine the calluses, the shiny spots on the horse fly's face, to help identify the species. " anatomy biology insect animal appearance body part science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form such hardened tissue. Examples : "The gardener's hands callused after a summer of digging in the soil. " body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
