adjective🔗ShareБессердечный, бездушныйEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others."She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig."Она была настолько бессердечной, что могла критиковать пациента с раком за ношение парика.characterhumanattitudemindemotionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareОгрубевший, с мозолямиHaving calluses."The farmer's hands were callous from years of working in the fields. "Руки фермера были огрубевшими от многолетней работы в полях.bodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareМозольA hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use."After a summer of gardening, she noticed a thick callous forming on her palm from gripping the shovel. "После лета, проведенного в саду, она заметила, как на ее ладони образовалась толстая мозоль от захвата лопаты.bodymedicinephysiologyanatomywearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareКостная мозольThe 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."The doctor explained that the fractured bone's callus was growing stronger each week. "Врач объяснил, что костная мозоль сломанной кости становилась крепче каждую неделю.medicineanatomyphysiologybiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareКаллюсThe new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets."The gardener carefully examined the callous on the cutting before planting it. "Садовник тщательно осмотрел каллюс на черенке перед посадкой.plantbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareБлестящая областьA shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives)."The entomologist used a magnifying glass to examine the callous on the horse fly's head. "Энтомолог использовал увеличительное стекло, чтобы осмотреть блестящую область на голове слепня.anatomyinsectbiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
