clavus

clavus definition - medical

cla·vus (klāˈvəs, kläˈ-)

noun pl. cla·vi (-vīˌ)
  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.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.