Hyphenation of Callus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Callus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Cal-lus

Definitions of Callus:

1.	An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
2.	Bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
3.	(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
4.	Cause a callus to form on The long march had callused his feet
5.	Form a callus or calluses His foot callused

Synonyms of Callus:

noun	callosity, hardening
noun	scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
noun	plant process, enation
verb	harden, indurate
verb	harden, indurate

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