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callus

英 ['kæləs] 美['kæləs]
  • n. [皮肤] 胼胝;愈合组织;老茧
  • vt. 使生老茧;使变硬;使结痂
  • vi. 变硬;结痂;生老茧
  • n. (Callus)人名;(法)卡吕;(意)卡卢斯

英英释意


1. an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
2. bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3. (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid