1. Noun
Same as Callosity
2. Noun
The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
3. Noun
The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
4. Noun
bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
5. Noun
an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
6. Noun
(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
Vocabulary classified under Biology
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