What does callosity mean?
Definitions for callosity
kəˈlɒs ɪ tical·los·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
callosity, callusnoun
an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, hardness, insensibilitynoun
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
Wiktionary
callositynoun
A callus
callositynoun
A callous demeanour; insensitivity or hardheartedness
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Callositynoun
A kind of swelling without pain, like that of the skin, by hard labour; and therefore, when wounds, or the edges of ulcers, grow so, they are said to be callous. John Quincy
Etymology: callosité, Fr.
The surgeon ought to vary the diet of his patient, as he finds the fibres loosen too much, are too flaccid, and produce funguses, or as they harden and produce callosities; in the first case, wine and spirituous liquours are useful, in the last hurtful. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.
Wikipedia
Callosity
A callosity is another name for callus, a piece of skin that has become thickened as a result of repeated contact and friction.
ChatGPT
callosity
Callosity is a condition characterized by the formation of harsh or rugged areas on the skin due to excessive friction, pressure, or irritation. This term is often used to describe areas of thickened skin that develop as a protective response in areas often exposed to repeated friction or stress.
Webster Dictionary
Callositynoun
a hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of continued pressure or friction
Etymology: [L. callasitas; cf. F. calost.]
Wikidata
Callosity
A callosity is another name for callus, a piece of skin that has become thickened as a result of repeated contact and friction.
Entomology
Callosity
a thick swollen lump, harder than its surroundings: = callous: also a rather flattened elevation not necessarily harder than the surrounding tissue.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of callosity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of callosity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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