Antonyms for callus

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kal-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs

Definition of callus

Origin : "hardened skin," 1560s, from Latin callus, variant of callum "hard skin," related to callere "be hard," from PIE root *kal- "hard" (cf. Sanskrit kalika "bud," Old Irish calath "hard," Old Church Slavonic kaliti "to cool, harden").

As in harden : verb accustom

Example sentences :

There's naething in the whiskey to prevent the proper formation of callus.
Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles Lever

The callus of the third glume is short, pointed and villous.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

The callus is long, acute, bearded with reddish-brown hairs.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

There was also some callus on the posterior surface of the lower end of the humerus.
Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston

The formation of callus in fractured limbs was also increased.
Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth

At this time the process of callus formation is most active.
Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern

The Cuttings are stored the same as stem Cuttings and allowed to callus.
Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn

This callus may form upon any cut surface, or even where the bark has been abraded.
Extract from : « American Pomology » by J. A. Warder

After the fracture has completely healed the "callus" gradually disappears.
Extract from : « The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. » by Various

And she had a new quality that thrilled even through the callus of his soul.
Extract from : « Love Stories » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for callus

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