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callosity
A circumscribed thickening of the keratin layer of the epidermis as a result of repeated friction or intermittent pressure.
Synonym: callositas, callus, keratoma, poroma, tyle, tyloma.
Origin: L. Fr. Callosus, thick-skinned
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