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pannus.

A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).

  2. 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.

  3. A tent for a wound.

  4. A birthmark on the skin.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pannus (“cloth”). Doublet of pagne and pane.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.