callosity

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callosity - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Callosity \Cal*los"i*ty\, n.; pl. Callosities. [L. callasitas;
     cf. F. calost['e].]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

callosity - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  callosity
      n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual
           pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn:
           callosity, callus]
      2: devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness [syn:
         unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, hardness,
         insensibility]