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Callus (disambiguation) — Callus means a hardening of a certain object or substance. It can refer to:*Callus, an area of toughened skin *Fibrocartilage callus, the temporary new bony tissue that forms at the ends of a fractured bone *Callus (cell biology), a mass of cells … Wikipedia
callus — /kal euhs/, n., pl. calluses, v., callused, callusing. n. 1. Pathol., Physiol. a. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. b. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them. 2. Also, callose.… … Universalium
Callus — The word callus has several meanings: 1) A callus or callosity is a localized firm thickening of the upper layer of skin as a result of repetitive friction. A callus on the skin of the foot has become thick and hard from rubbing (as a result of… … Medical dictionary
callus — (1) Bot. Undifferentiated plant tissue produced at wound edge callus tissue can be grown in vitro and induced to differentiate by varying the ratio of the hormones auxin and cytokinin in the medium. (2) Path. Mass of new bony trabeculae and… … Dictionary of molecular biology
callus — [ kaləs] (also callous) noun 1》 a thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially one caused by friction. 2》 Medicine the bony healing tissue which forms around the ends of broken bone. 3》 Botany a hard formation of tissue,… … English new terms dictionary
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
regeneration — /ri jen euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. act of regenerating; state of being regenerated. 2. Electronics. a feedback process in which energy from the output of an amplifier is fed back to the grid circuit to reinforce the input. 3. Biol. the restoration or … Universalium
Bone healing — or fracture healing is a proliferative physiological process, in which the body facilitates repair of bone fractures. Physiology and process of healing In the process of fracture healing, several phases of recovery facilitate the proliferation… … Wikipedia
bone disease — Introduction any of the diseases or injuries that affect human bones (bone). Diseases and injuries of bones are major causes of abnormalities of the human skeletal system (skeletal system, human). Although physical injury, causing fracture,… … Universalium
Nonunion — also means a workforce that does not belong to a trade union. Nonunion is permanent failure of healing following a broken bone. Nonunion is a serious complication of a fracture and may occur when the fracture moves too much, has a poor blood… … Wikipedia
