callous

Posted By: sa on 2007-11-11
In Reply to: Question - LYAM

Subject: callous

adjective meaning unsympathetic, indifferent
but Stedman's Orthopedics has
callous bone union
but used as a noun: bone callus, fracture callus etc.

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s/l bell far peragments - memt
- Question - LYAM
  - callous - sa
    - so I think callus is right in this case - sa
- Do you hear fracture fragments in there? nm - Hoku
- both fragments? - sa

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callous between her right 1st and 2nd toe

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Subject: Callous is the adjective form,

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I thought I understood when to use which until now. I have an company telling me that the proper use is "callus formation". In 5+ years, this has never been an issue and I thought it was a part of "transcription 101" so to speak. Any clarification would be helpful.

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Subject: callus is a noun, callous is an adjective...that's what I was taught. nm

nm

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