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callous. See callus. callous of the nature of a callus; hard. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| That the contemplation of human misery has a hardening, a callousing effect upon the beholder, etc. The only thing that slows down the gray-haired educator is her continually fading eyesight, the result of macular degeneration - a callousing of the retina of both eyes - that gradually claims more and more of her sight and has nearly reduced her vision to a blur of color and movement. This lifelong process of callousing creates a dry, rough, and often pitted glans, which is very different from the somewhat moist, smooth, and glossy appearance of the glans that has remained protected within the preputial folds. |
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