also: へんち
callus; callosity
Medical term for a thickened, hardened area of skin, typically on hands or feet, caused by repeated friction or pressure.
After playing guitar for a long time, I got a callus on my fingertip.
The callus on the sole of my foot hurts.
corpus callosum
Standard kanji form for the medical term 'callus'. Both readings べんち and へんち are possible, but べんち is more common.
Alternate reading; less common than べんち. Included for recognition.
From Chinese 胼胝 (piánzhī), meaning callus. The Japanese readings べんち and へんち are derived from the Chinese sounds.