pannus.
A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
Meaning & usage
A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
A type of accessory cloud, looking like shreds either attached to, or separated from, the main cloud formation; mainly associated with nimbostratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.
A tent for a wound.
A birthmark on the skin.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin pannus (“cloth”). Doublet of pagne and pane.
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