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Callosity

noun
(pl. callosities)
1.
An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot).  Synonym: callus.
2.
Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness.  Synonyms: callousness, hardness, insensibility, unfeelingness.





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"Callosity" Quotes from Famous Books



... appearance of a small callosity; the skin is thickened, polished and horny. Exceptionally, however, occurring on parts that are naturally more or less moist, as between the toes, maceration takes place, and the result is the so-called soft corn. The dorsal aspect of the toes is the common site for the ordinary ...
— Essentials of Diseases of the Skin • Henry Weightman Stelwagon


Words linked to "Callosity" :   callousness, callous, hardening, insensitiveness, dullness, corn, clavus, insensitivity


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