cal

kal

Definition

Definition of cal - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

peau durcieépaississement dur de la peau causé par des frottements répétés

Il a un cal douloureux sous le pied à cause de ses chaussures.

callosité

durillon

réparation osseuse

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formation osseuse qui soude naturellement les fragments d'un os cassé

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Le cal osseux s'est bien formé après la fracture du bras.

cicatrisation végétale

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amas de cellules produites par une plante blessée pour cicatriser

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Un cal se forme rapidement sur la branche coupée de l'arbre.

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épaississement dur de la peau causé par des frottements répétés

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cal osseux

tissu de réparation qui se forme pour consolider un os cassé

Le cal osseux se développe progressivement pour réparer la fracture du bras.

cal vicieux

consolidation défectueuse d'un os fracturé créant une déformation

Le cal vicieux de son bras nécessitait une intervention chirurgicale.

Origin of cal

latin, calx (talon, cal)

Examples of cal in a sentence

Les guitaristes développent souvent un cal au bout des doigts.
Le médecin a vérifié la solidité du cal sur la radio.
Un cal s’est formé autour de la fracture du tibia.
Le cal protège la blessure du tronc contre les infections.
Un cal épais s’est développé après la taille des rosiers.

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English:callus, bone callus, ...
German:Schwiele, Kallus, ...
Italian:callo, callo osseo, ...
Spanish:callo, callo óseo, ...
Portuguese:calo, calo ósseo, ...
Chinese:茧, 骨痂, ...
Japanese:たこ, 仮骨, ...
Arabic:مسمار القدم, كال عظمي, ...
Hebrew:יַּבֶּלֶת, קַל, ...
Russian:мозоль, костная мозоль, ...
Ukrainian:мозоль, кістковий мозоль, ...
Catalan:call, ...
Danish:hård hud, kallus, ...
Dutch:eelt, botaanwas, ...
Greek:κάλος, οστικός κάλος, ...
Khmer:ស្បែកកក, ឆ្អឹងដុះភ្ជាប់, ...
Korean:굳은살, 유합 조직, ...
Polish:nagniotek, zrost kości, ...
Portuguese (BR):calo, calo ósseo, ...
Romanian:calus, ...
Swedish:förhårdnad, kallus, ...
Thai:ตาปลา, กระดูกเชื่อม, ...
Turkish:nasır, kallus, ...
Vietnamese:vết chai, can xương, ...

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Noun, masculine

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