callosity

American  

[kuh-los-i-tee] / kəˈlɒs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

callosities

1. a callous condition.

2. Botany. a hardened or thickened part of a plant.

3. Pathology. callus.

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callosity British  

/ kəˈlɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. hardheartedness

2. another name for callus

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Etymology

Origin of callosity

1375–1425; late Middle English calosite < Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs ( us ) callous + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

There is Van Halen, named after a callosity shaped like a guitar.

From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2013

Their feet, by this kind of exercise, contract a callosity which renders the use of shoes quite unnecessary to them.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

There was a small callosity on the pilaster adjacent to his hand, and he scratched at it intently with a long forefinger.

From V. V.'s Eyes by Harrison, Henry Sydnor

A callosity forms and suppuration occurs under it, the pus escaping through a small hole in the centre.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

A sense of honor without callosity is never blunted for such attacks.

From The Campaner Thal and Other Writings by Jean Paul