Medical Term:
corn
Pronunciation: kōrn
Definition:
- The foodstuff, Zea mays
- In dogs and cats, a hard keratin growth on the footpad.
- In horses, a bruise resulting from impact on the sole of the foot and located between the wall and the bar at the heel.
- A hard or soft hyperkeratosis of the sole of the human foot secondary to friction and pressure.
Synonym(s): clavus1
[L. cornu, horn, hoof]
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