Callous vs. Callus

Callousadjective

Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

Callousadjective

Having calluses.

Callousnoun

alternative form of callus

Callousadjective

Hardened; indurated.

Callousadjective

Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.

Callousverb

make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

Callousadjective

emotionally hardened;

Callousadjective

showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

Callousnoun

variant spelling of callus

Callusnoun

A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.

Callusnoun

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.

Callusnoun

(botany) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.

Callusverb

(intransitive) To form such hardened tissue.

Callusnoun

Same as Callosity

Callusnoun

The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.

Callusnoun

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

Callusnoun

bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

Callusnoun

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

Callusverb

cause a callus to form on;

Callusverb

form a callus or calluses;

Callusnoun

a thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.

Callusnoun

the bony healing tissue which forms around the ends of broken bone.

Callusnoun

a hard formation of tissue, especially new tissue formed over a wound

Callus

A callus is an area of thickened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Since repeated contact is required, calluses are most often found on the feet and hands, but they may occur anywhere on the skin.