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cla⋅vus

  [kley-vuhs, klah-]
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–noun, plural -vi  [-vahy, -vee] .
1. Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
2. (in ancient Rome) a vertical stripe or band of purple worn on the tunic by senators and equites.
3. Entomology. clavola.
Origin:
1800–10; < L: lit., nail; akin to claudere to close
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cla·vus   (klā'vəs, klä'-)   
n.  See corn2.

[Latin clāvus, nail, callus.]
corn 2   (kôrn)   
n.  A horny thickening of the skin, usually on or near a toe, resulting from pressure or friction. Also called clavus.

[Middle English corne, from Old French, horn, from Latin cornū; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: cla·vus
Pronunciation: 'klA-v&s, 'kläv-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cla·vi /'klA-"vI,'kläv-"E/
: CORN
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clavus cla·vus (klā'vəs, klä'-)
n. pl. cla·vi (-vī')

  1. See corn.

  2. A condition resulting from healing of a granuloma of the foot in yaws, in which a core falls out, leaving an erosion.

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