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callus

noun/ˈkaləs/

B2CEFR level
68/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The bridging tissue, initially cartilaginous and later ossified, that forms at a fracture site during healing.

Abundant callus visible at six weeks confirmed that the fracture was uniting satisfactorily.

Topic: Musculoskeletal in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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