Callus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪhaɪəɹˈɑːkɪkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪhaɪəɹˈɑːkɪkli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæləs/.

Examples

The long march had callused his feet
His foot callused

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

callosity

Parts of Speech

noun	an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
noun	bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
noun	(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
verb	cause a callus to form on “The long march had callused his feet”
verb	form a callus or calluses “His foot callused”

Word Forms

callous	adjective	having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
callus	verb	cause a callus to form on
callus	noun	an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kallus

ein Bereich der Haut, der durch ständigen Druck oder Reibung dick oder hart ist (z. B. die Fußsohle)

🇫🇷French

cal

une zone de peau épaisse ou dure à cause d'une pression ou d'un frottement continu (comme la plante du pied)

🇪🇸Spanish

callo

un área de piel que es gruesa o dura debido a la presión o fricción continua (como la planta del pie)

🇮🇹Italian

callo

un'area della pelle spessa o dura a causa della continua pressione o attrito (come la pianta del piede)

🇳🇱Dutch

eelt

een deel van de huid dat dik of hard is door voortdurende druk of wrijving (zoals de voetzool)

🇵🇹Portuguese

calo

uma área da pele que é espessa ou dura devido à pressão ou fricção contínua (como a sola do pé)

🇷🇺Russian

мозоль

участок кожи, который стал толстым или твердым из-за постоянного давления или трения (например, подошва стопы)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घट्टा

त्वचा का एक क्षेत्र जो लगातार दबाव या घर्षण से मोटा या कठोर हो जाता है (जैसे पैर का तलवा)

🇧🇩Bengali

কলাস

ত্বকের একটি এলাকা যা ক্রমাগত চাপ বা ঘর্ষণ থেকে পুরু বা শক্ত (পায়ের একমাত্র অংশ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கால்சஸ்

தொடர்ச்சியான அழுத்தம் அல்லது உராய்விலிருந்து தடிமனான அல்லது கடினமான தோலின் ஒரு பகுதி (காலின் அடிப்பாகம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

కాలిస్

నిరంతర పీడనం లేదా రాపిడి నుండి మందంగా లేదా గట్టిగా ఉండే చర్మం యొక్క ప్రాంతం (పాదం యొక్క ఏకైక భాగం వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉलस

त्वचेचे एक क्षेत्र जे सतत दाब किंवा घर्षण (पायाच्या सोल म्हणून) जाड किंवा कठोर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોલસ

ચામડીનો એક વિસ્તાર જે સતત દબાણ અથવા ઘર્ષણથી જાડા અથવા સખત હોય છે (પગના એકમાત્ર તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲಸ್

ನಿರಂತರ ಒತ್ತಡ ಅಥವಾ ಘರ್ಷಣೆಯಿಂದ ದಪ್ಪ ಅಥವಾ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಚರ್ಮದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ (ಪಾದದ ಅಡಿಭಾಗದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോളസ്

തുടർച്ചയായ സമ്മർദ്ദത്തിൽ നിന്നോ ഘർഷണത്തിൽ നിന്നോ കട്ടിയുള്ളതോ കട്ടിയുള്ളതോ ആയ ചർമ്മത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഭാഗം (പാദത്തിൻ്റെ അടിഭാഗം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਲਸ

ਚਮੜੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ ਜੋ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਦਬਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਰਗੜ ਤੋਂ ਸੰਘਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਪੈਰ ਦੇ ਇਕੱਲੇ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کالس

جلد کا ایک علاقہ جو مسلسل دباؤ یا رگڑ سے موٹا یا سخت ہے (پاؤں کے تلے کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愈伤组织

由于持续压力或摩擦而变厚或变硬的皮肤区域（如脚底）

🇯🇵Japanese

カルス

継続的な圧力や摩擦によって厚くなったり硬くなったりした皮膚の領域（足の裏など）

🇰🇷Korean

피부 경결

지속적인 압력이나 마찰로 인해 두껍거나 딱딱해진 피부 부위(발바닥처럼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mô sẹo

một vùng da dày hoặc cứng do áp lực hoặc ma sát liên tục (như lòng bàn chân)

🇹🇭Thai

แคลลัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

kapalan

area kulit yang tebal atau keras akibat tekanan atau gesekan terus-menerus (seperti telapak kaki)

🇵🇭Filipino

kalyo

isang bahagi ng balat na makapal o matigas mula sa patuloy na presyon o alitan (bilang talampakan ng paa)

🇲🇾Malay

kalus

kawasan kulit yang tebal atau keras daripada tekanan atau geseran yang berterusan (sebagai tapak kaki)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكالس

منطقة من الجلد سميكة أو صلبة بسبب الضغط المستمر أو الاحتكاك (مثل باطن القدم)

🇮🇷Persian

پینه

ناحیه ای از پوست که به دلیل فشار یا اصطکاک مداوم ضخیم یا سفت است (به عنوان کف پا)

🇹🇷Turkish

nasır

Sürekli basınç veya sürtünme nedeniyle kalın veya sertleşen bir cilt alanı (ayağın tabanı gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

יַבֶּלֶת

אזור עור עבה או קשה כתוצאה מלחץ או חיכוך מתמשכים (כסוליית כף הרגל)

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The primary meaning of 'callus' is 'an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)'.

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