- inner callus
- central c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
inner callus
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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 — cal•lus [[t]ˈkæl əs[/t]] n. pl. lus•es, 1) pat phl a) a hardened or thickened part of the skin; callosity b) a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them 2) bot Also, callose bot the tissue that forms over … From formal English to slang
callus — n.; pl. calluses, calli [L. callus, hard skin] 1. An unusually hardened or thickened area; a rounded swelling. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In brachycerous Diptera, a knoblike swelling on the cuticle. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A shelly substance… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
callus — /ˈkæləs / (say kaluhs) noun (plural calluses) 1. Physiology, Pathology 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. Botany a. the tissu …
Parietal callus — A parietal callus is a feature that can be found on the shell of a some snails, especially certain sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.This callus is a thickened calcareous deposit on the inner wall of the aperture of the gastropod shell, the… … Wikipedia
central callus — a provisional callus formed within the medullary cavity of a fractured bone; it arises from the cells covering the endosteal and trabecular surfaces near the fracture. Called also inner c., medullary c., and myelogenous c … Medical dictionary
parietal callus — (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A thickening of the inner lip … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
FXC1 — Fracture callus 1 homolog (rat), also known as FXC1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: FXC1 fracture callus 1 homolog (rat)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=26515| accessdate =… … Wikipedia
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
