Callosity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]