Synonyms for callus
ˈkæl əscal·lus

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1. callosity, callusnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   insensibility, hardness, callosity, unfeelingness, callousness

2. callusnoun

   bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

   Synonyms:
   callosity

3. callusverb

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

   Synonyms:
   callosity

4. callusverb

   cause a callus to form on

   "The long march had callused his feet"

5. callusverb

   form a callus or calluses

   "His foot callused"

Matched Categories

1. • Harden
   • Hardening
   • Scar

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dead skin

   his new shoes left a callus on his foot

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "callus":

   calli, cal, cals, esl, lime

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. callus

   Synonyms:
   Callositas, callosity

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1. Walter Stegner:

   Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.