CALLUS

(noun) (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
There was a callus on the orchid. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
The callus showed that the fracture was healing. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
synonyms : callosity
The callus on the foot thickens due to rubbing or scratching. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(verb) form a callus or calluses
"His foot callused"
(verb) cause a callus to form on
"The long march had callused his feet"

Mnemonics for callus

(Tag: ) callous is hardened person callus is hardened skin !!
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(Tag: ) doctors(skin specialists) say call+us- in case of hardened skin
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(Tag: ) callus rhymes with kallis,the s.a cricketer..he is muscular n made up of thick hard skin:-)
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(Tag: english) Callus: cal = calcium. If we(us) are full of cal, we’re certainly hard --- hard skin.
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(Tag: ) cantankerous - focus on 'ankerous' sounds like angerous
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