callosity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: callosity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for callosity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
callosity n an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) Synonym(s): callosity, callus devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness Synonym(s): unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, hardness, insensibility
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Callosity \Callos"ity\, n.; pl. {Callosities}. [L. callasitas; cf. F. calost[82].] 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.