noun
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hardheartedness
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another name for callus
Etymology
Origin of callosity
1375–1425; late Middle English calosite < Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs ( us ) callous + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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There is Van Halen, named after a callosity shaped like a guitar.
From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2013
When the best possible results succeed treatment, a large callosity is formed and movement of the pastern joint is restricted.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
A large callosity forms on the shoulders of the regular Unyamwesi porters, from the heavy weights laid on them.
From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by Waller, Horace
A bursa may form beneath a callosity, and if it becomes inflamed may cause considerable suffering; if suppuration ensues, a sinus may form, resembling a perforating ulcer of the foot.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
A sense of honour without callosity is never blunted for such attacks.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas
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