callosity
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9.6
- noun
- /kəˈlɑːsɪti/
:
callosidad
- After years of working as a carpenter, he developed callosities on his hands from the constant pressure of the tools.
Examples
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Athletes often have callosities on their feet due to the repetitive friction from their footwear during training.
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Damp skin tends to blister, while dry skin tends to develop callosities.
Academic text (1995) -
The huge, pale growths on the headand the lower jaw, called callosities, are home to whale lice that tint them with white, pink,yellow or orange.
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When playing the guitar frequently, many musicians notice callosities forming on their fingertips from the strings.
Synonyms
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3.9
A hard thick area of skin that forms from rubbing or pressure on the hands and feet
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9.3
A thick hard area on the outer skin or inside the mouth caused by extra skin layers
Antonyms
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
callosity = callous (semi-transparent) = callos + ity
The connection to 'callous' is clear, but the specific meaning related to skin thickening is not a standard derivation for most learners.
Etymology
Callosity comes from the Latin word callus, which means 'hard skin', and you can see the same root in the English word callus for the thick skin on a finger. So a callosity is a patch of skin that becomes hard after repeated pressure or rubbing.