Dictionary 1. (n.) Same as Callosity.2. (n.) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece. 3. (n.) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets. Thesaurus Philistinism armor benign tumor callosity callousness cancer carcinoma corn cyst excrescence flintiness formidable defenses fungosity fungus growth hard heart hard shell hardenedness hardheartedness hardness hardness of heart heart of stone imperviousness induration insensitiveness insensitivity intumescence inuredness malignant growth metastatic tumor mole morbid growth neoplasm nevus nonmalignant tumor obduracy obdurateness outgrowth proud flesh rhinoceros hide sarcoma stoniness thick skin tumor verruca wart wen |