helo- (nail) +
(Greek: nail, stud, wart, corn)
Heloderma
A genus of poisonous lizards; such as, the Gila monster, so named because of the tubercular scales that cover their bodies.
They are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.
heloma
A corn or callosity on the hands or feet.
A "corn" refers to a hardened, or thickened; often painful, area of skin, usually on a toe (or toes), caused by friction or pressure.
heloma durum
A hard corn (horny thickening of the skin) or a callous.
heloma molle
Soft corn or a horny thickening of the skin.
helosis
A condition whereby someone is marked by corns.
helotic
A reference to being marked by corns.
helotomy
The cutting, or scraping, of a corn or callus, as a method of surgical treatment.
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