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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.

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

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