callus

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cal·lus /ˈkæləs/ noun [countable]  MIan area of thick hard skin 硬皮，老茧 the calluses on his hands 他手上的老茧

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callus• calluses on her feet• Treat calluses by rubbing with a callus file, a pumice stone, or a hard-skin remover.• According to reports from Indiana, Booth had a painful callus on her foot.• For the union to be successful the grafted vine forms a protective callus around the wound while the two plants seek compatibility.• A slight callus marked Gomez's right index finger.• Trent imagined him holding a golf club but the callus didn't fit.• Hours of daily practice on the firing range had formed the callus.Origin callus (1500-1600) Latin

cal·lus nounChineseSyllable  

skin an of thick Corpus hard area

callus
cal‧lus /ˈkæləs/ noun [countable]an area of thick hard skin:
    the calluses on his hands

cal·lusBrE /ˈkæləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæləs/ 🔊 nounan area of thick hard skin on a hand or foot, usually caused by rubbing 胼胝，老茧（手、足上的硬皮）