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UK
/kˈæləs/
]
[ US /ˈkæɫəs/ ]
[ US /ˈkæɫəs/ ]
NOUN
- 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
- an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
VERB
-
cause a callus to form on
The long march had callused his feet -
form a callus or calluses
His foot callused
How To Use callus In A Sentence
- Observing the affected knee may reveal dystrophic changes, alteration of skin color, calluses related to kneeling or occupational abuse of the knee, scars, scratches, or rashes.
- Ishmael would speak for them at midcentury in Moby Dick, as he dismissed learned commentary on cetology, called on Jonah and seamen with callused hands for support and declared the whale a spouting fish with a horizontal tail. Thar She Blows! 19th-Century Court Case Harpoons a Whale of a Story
- It normally takes one to two weeks for a callus to form, then about six weeks for the bone fragments to unite.
- She had a happy family life until the calluses started appearing on her skin three years after her marriage.
- The footwell was perpetually swamped now, my forearms were pumped from choking the oars in a death grip, and dime-size blisters had begun to well up under the calluses on my palms.
- By choosing appropriate footwear and keeping feet free of blisters, calluses and corns, we increase the body's general well being.
- Her kit includes a cream to exfoliate thickened skin, a pumice stone to smooth calluses, a mask to remove oils and impurities, a copper-based cream to hydrate and a nail rejuvenator to improve discolored toenails.
- Her small hands bore no calluses, and there were no visible scars on her person; she was obviously a gentlewoman.
- 7 Remove calluses with a pumice stone or exfoliating scrub.
- He had workman's hands which were rough and covered with calluses.
