pannus

American  

[pan-uhs] / ˈpæn əs /

noun

1. Pathology.

   1. an abnormal vascular thickening of the cornea.

   2. an ingrowth of synovial material into a joint, as in rheumatoid arthritis.

2. Meteorology. a group of ragged cloud fragments hanging below a cloud.

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pannus British  

/ ˈpænəs /

noun

1. an inflammatory fleshy lesion on the surface of the eye

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Etymology

Origin of pannus

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: piece of cloth, rag ( pane )

Example Sentences

A phrase Horace used, the Latin “purpureus pannus,” denoted an irrelevant and excessively ornate passage.

From Seattle Times

Or the Pannus hangs down to the knees, too heavy for the patient to lift, requiring a second person to lift and hold it up while trying to scan.

From New York Times

But then one of Voller's dogs came down with pannus, an eye condition that eventually leads to blindness.

From US News

Five years old and weighing 50 pounds, the Alaskan husky named Laura has a cornea disease called pannus, which a veterinarian diagnosed two years ago when the dog’s eyes started to look cloudy, according to the Anchorage news station.

From Time

The surgery to remove this old skin is actually called a panniculectomy because the latin word for apron is “pannus.”

From Salon