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Definition of clavus

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noun

  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
    “In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively[…]”
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noun

  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
    “In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively[…]”
  2. (obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of ergot.
    “The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.

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