pannus
[pan-uh s]
- Pathology.
- an abnormal vascular thickening of the cornea.
- an ingrowth of synovial material into a joint, as in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Meteorology. a group of ragged cloud fragments hanging below a cloud.
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Origin of pannus
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Pannus is a superficial vascularized infiltration of the cornea.
Pannus, pan′us, n. an opaque vascular membrane over the cornea: a tent for a wound: a birth-mark on the skin.
Two MS. copies of this pannus vere purpureus are in Mr. Murray's possession.
The Works Of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 7)Lord Byron
Baldekinum, pannus omnium ditissimus cujus utpote stamen ex filo auri, subtegmen ex serico texitur, plumario opere intertextus.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume VJ. H. Merle d'Aubigné
pannus
- an inflammatory fleshy lesion on the surface of the eye
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Word Origin
C15: from Latin, literally cloth
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pannus
(păn′əs)- A membrane of granulation tissue covering the normal surface of the articular cartilages in rheumatoid arthritis.
- A membrane of granulation tissue covering the normal surface of the cornea in trachoma.
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