Hypertext Webster Gateway: "callosity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Callosity \Cal*los"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Callosities}. [L. callasitas;
cf. F. calost['e].]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
callosity
n : an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual
pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: {callus}]
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