胼胝

たこ
callus
corn

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たこ【胼胝】

callus

〖C〗〔医〕皮膚硬結， まめ.

¶ → 胼胝になった

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I

たこ【胼胝】

〔皮膚の角質化した部分〕 a call(o)us; a callosity; 〔(足の)うおのめ〕 a corn.

●たこができる become callous; be calloused

・手のひらにたこができた. A callus has formed [I've got a callus] on my palm. | My palm is calloused.

●たこのできた指[足指] a calloused finger [toe]

・いくつもたこのできている手 a hand with several calluses.

耳にたこができるほど until one is tired of [sick of, fed up with] listening; 《hear》 an earful.

●それはもう耳にたこができるほど聞かされたよ. You've already told me that a million times (and I don't want to hear it any more). | That's enough. I've heard that so many times I could recite it off by heart.

座りだこ ⇒すわりだこ.

ペンだこ a writer's callus.

II

へんち【胼胝】

【医】 a callosity; a callus.

胼胝症[形成] tylosis 《pl. -loses》.