Difference between revisions of "callus"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>calluses</b>, calli | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>calluses</b>, calli | ||
|etymology=Latin <i>callus</i>, hard skin | |etymology=Latin <i>callus</i>, hard skin | ||
| − | |definition=1. An unusually hardened or thickened area; a rounded swelling. | + | |definition=1. An unusually hardened or thickened [[area]]; a rounded swelling. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In brachycerous Diptera, a knoblike swelling on the cuticle. | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In [[brachycerous]] Diptera, a knoblike swelling on the [[cuticle]]. |
| − | 3. ([[Mollusca]]: Gastropoda) A shelly substance (inductura) on the parietal region or extending from the inner lip over base or into the umbilicus of the shell. | + | 3. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) A shelly substance ([[inductura]]) on the [[parietal region]] or extending from the [[inner lip]] over [[base]] or into the [[umbilicus]] of the [[shell]]. |
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
callus (noun; plural calluses, calli; Latin callus, hard skin): 1. An unusually hardened or thickened area; a rounded swelling.2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In brachycerous Diptera, a knoblike swelling on the cuticle.
3. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) A shelly substance (inductura) on the parietal region or extending from the inner lip over base or into the umbilicus of the shell.
