clavus
clavus noun: a callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
Noun (1)
clavus (plural clavuses or clavi)
- 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[…]1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain, page 331
Noun (2)
clavus (uncountable)
clavus meaning in Tamil and Gujarati
clavus in Tamil
- மண்டைக்குத்து, மண்டைத் துளைக்கும் வலி, தோல் முரப்பு, தோல் கடினமாதல், ஆணி
clavus in Gujarati
- clavus
- કણી kaṇī
Synonyms of clavus
Forms of clavus
| plural | clavuses |
|---|---|
| plural | clavi |
Origin of clavus
Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.
Compare Claviceps; the young grain is malformed and club-shaped.
Words that rhyme with clavus
Questions about clavus
- What does clavus mean?
- Clavus means a callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
- What is clavus in Tamil?
- Clavus in Tamil is மண்டைக்குத்து, மண்டைத் துளைக்கும் வலி, தோல் முரப்பு. See Clavus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is clavus?
- Clavus is a noun.
- What is the plural of clavus?
- The plural of clavus is clavuses.
Words near clavus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: clavus (page history and authors); clavus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); કણી (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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