Meaning of clavus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
2. Synonym of ergot.
   obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“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[…]”

“The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]”

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