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clavus means: a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

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clavus

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6 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aclsuvStarts with CEnds with S0 clues

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a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

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

“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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