callosity

[ kuh-los-i-tee ]

/ kəˈlɒs ɪ ti /

noun, plural cal·los·i·ties.

a callous condition.

Botany. a hardened or thickened part of a plant.

Pathology. callus (def. 1a).

Origin of callosity

1375–1425; late Middle English calosite<Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs(us) callous + -itās-ity

Words nearby callosity

call on the carpet, callop, callosal, callosal gyrus, callose, callosity, Callot, callous, callout, callow, Calloway

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Example sentences from the Web for callosity

A callosity is a circumscribed thickening of the stratum cornium.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern
On the knee is a callosity, or round patch of bare hardened skin.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
He wonders why a bare patch, and not a callosity, should not result from this innate, apparently hereditary habit.
The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877|Various
To a youth afflicted with the callosity of sentiment, this quaint and pregnant saying appeared merely base.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9|Robert Louis Stevenson

A callosity forms and suppuration occurs under it, the pus escaping through a small hole in the centre.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for callosity

callosity

/ (kəˈlɒsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

hardheartedness

another name for callus (def. 1)

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Medical definitions for callosity

callosity

[ kə-lŏs′ĭ-tē ]

n.

A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of the skin.callus keratoma poroma tyloma

单词	callosity
释义	callosity [ kuh-los-i-tee ] / kəˈlɒs ɪ ti / noun, plural cal·los·i·ties. a callous condition. Botany. a hardened or thickened part of a plant. Pathology. callus (def. 1a). Origin of callosity 1375–1425; late Middle English calosite<Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs(us) callous + -itās-ity Words nearby callosity call on the carpet, callop, callosal, callosal gyrus, callose, callosity, Callot, callous, callout, callow, Calloway Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for callosity A callosity is a circumscribed thickening of the stratum cornium. Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry\|Maximilian Stern On the knee is a callosity, or round patch of bare hardened skin. Unexplored Spain\|Abel Chapman He wonders why a bare patch, and not a callosity, should not result from this innate, apparently hereditary habit. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877\|Various To a youth afflicted with the callosity of sentiment, this quaint and pregnant saying appeared merely base. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9\|Robert Louis Stevenson A callosity forms and suppuration occurs under it, the pus escaping through a small hole in the centre. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for callosity callosity / (kəˈlɒsɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties hardheartedness another name for callus (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for callosity callosity [ kə-lŏs′ĭ-tē ] n. A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of the skin.callus keratoma poroma tyloma The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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