pannus
nounEtymology 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