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Meanings of callus in English
Portuguese
calosidade An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
Synonyms
Examples for "callosity"
Examples for "callosity"
1
On my forefinger it has made a callosity.
2
Besides causing the animal considerable pain, chafing, if long continued, leads to the formation of a callosity.
3
A large callosity forms on the shoulders of the regular Unyamwesi porters, from the heavy weights laid on them.
4
When the best possible results succeed treatment, a large callosity is formed and movement of the pastern joint is restricted.
5
Their feet, by this kind of exercise, contract a callosity which renders the use of shoes quite unnecessary to them.
Usage of callus in English
1
The amount of callus furnished around the loose fragments is very striking.
2
They then produce the callus without there being any stones at all.
3
The gap between the broken ends then widens as callus formation proceeds.
4
Layer after layer his professional callus fell away, leaving him quick again.
5
Pat Middler picked at a callus on his left palm with great interest.
6
At later healing time points, callus composition did not differ significantly.
7
High GUS activity could also be seen in callus tissue and developing seeds.
8
I cleaned my foot and in less than five minutes, no more callus.
9
As repair progresses, the callus is gradually replaced by true bone.
10
They will form numerous buds even in a very small area of callus.
11
She had a bow callus on her right thumb, Raina noticed.
12
Quantitative histological analysis was performed to assess callus size and composition.
13
She tapped a callus with the tip of one of her short fingernails.
14
The roots were incubated on callus-inducing medium to generate transformed cells.
15
Here healing is first evidenced by spicules of woven bone within the callus.
16
A callus where the pencil pressed too hard against the skin?
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