Pannus

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
  2. 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. 3
    A tent for a wound.
  4. 4
    A birthmark on the skin.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Pannu form-of, plural

Synonyms

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scudscud

Etymology

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

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accessory cloudrheumatoid arthritis

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