Pannus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pannus is a noun meaning A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
Meaning
A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
More Meanings
- (medicine) A tent for a wound.
- (medicine) A birthmark on the skin.
- (meteorology) 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.
Word Forms
- panni
- pannuses
Synonyms for pannus
Depending on context, synonyms include scud.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fibrovascular, trachomatous, phlyctenular, pannicle, plica, panaritium.
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