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callosity
[ kuh-los-i-tee ]
noun
, plural cal·los·i·ties.
- a callous condition.
- Botany. a hardened or thickened part of a plant.
- Pathology. callus ( def 1a ).
callosity
/ kəˈlɒsɪtɪ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of callosity1
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Example Sentences
On the knee is a callosity, or round patch of bare hardened skin.
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A large callosity forms on the shoulders of the regular Unyamwesi porters, from the heavy weights laid on them.
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They are distinguished from other genera of the family by their lenticular form and the orbicular callosity of the under surface.
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This genus is distinguished from Natica, by the width of the aperture, and the absence of the umbilical callosity.
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A sense of honour without callosity is never blunted for such attacks.
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