See Also: provisional callus(medicine)
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Callus(health)
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medullary callus(medicine)
definitive callus(medicine)
central callus(medicine)

undissembled (iou) and provisional callus (medicine)


undissembled (iou)



undissembled adjective. M17.
[from UN-1 + dissembled pa. pple of DISSEMBLE verb1.]
Not feigned or pretended; genuine. M17.
Not disguised or concealed; evident. L17.
undissembling adjective not dissembling E17.
undissemblingly adverb L16.

provisional callus (medicine)


provisional callus


The callus that develops to keep the ends of the fractured bone in apposition; it is absorbed after union is complete.

Synonym: temporary callus.