Callus (disambiguation)
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Callus means a hardening of a certain object or substance. It can refer to:
- CallusCallusA callus is an especially toughened area of skin which has become relatively thick and hard in response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Rubbing that is too frequent or forceful will cause blisters rather than allow calluses to form. Since repeated contact is required, calluses...
, an area of toughened skin - Fibrocartilage callusFibrocartilage callusA fibrocartilage callus is a temporary formation of fibroblasts and chondroblasts which forms at the area of a bone fracture as the bone attempts to heal itself...
, the temporary new bony tissue that forms at the ends of a fractured bone - Callus (cell biology)Callus (cell biology)Plant callus is a mass of undifferentiated cells derived from plant tissue for use in biological research and biotechnology. In plant biology, callus cells are those cells that cover a plant wound. To induce callus formation, plant tissues are surface sterilized and then plated onto in vitro...
, a mass of cells that has yet to differentiate - Callus (emulator), an emulator for Capcom arcade games made by Bloodlust SoftwareBloodlust SoftwareBloodlust Software is a developer of humorous PC computer games. It was originally formed in 1992 by two high school students who were angry at the rise of movements against computer game violence...
- Callus (mollusc)Callus (mollusc)A callus is an anatomical feature that exists in some mollusk shells, a thickened area of shell material that can partly or completely covers the umbilicus, or can be located on the body whorl near the aperture of the shell A callus is an anatomical feature that exists in some mollusk shells, a...
, a thickened layer of shell material
See also
- Thick skin (disambiguation)
- Callous, a trait where a person lacks empathyEmpathyEmpathy is the capacity to recognize and, to some extent, share feelings that are being experienced by another sapient or semi-sapient being. Someone may need to have a certain amount of empathy before they are able to feel compassion. The English word was coined in 1909 by E.B...
, or at least ignores it; hardhearted