pannus

noun — 4 senses

pannus

noun

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

1

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

2

Climatology, Meteorology, Natural sciences 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

Medicine, Sciences A tent for a wound.

4

Medicine, Sciences A birthmark on the skin.

Synonyms
scud

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