pannus

[ pan-uh s ]

/ ˈpæn əs /

noun

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

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

Words nearby pannus

pannikin boss, panning shot, pannini, pannonia, pannose, pannus, panoan, panocha, panofsky, panophthalmia, panoply

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Example sentences from the Web for pannus

Pannus is a superficial vascularized infiltration of the cornea.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
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 V|J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
Pannus, pan′us, n. an opaque vascular membrane over the cornea: a tent for a wound: a birth-mark on the skin.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
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

British Dictionary definitions for pannus

pannus

/ (ˈpænəs) /

noun

an inflammatory fleshy lesion on the surface of the eye

Word Origin for pannus

C15: from Latin, literally cloth

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Medical definitions for pannus

pannus

[ păn′əs ]

n. pl. pan•ni (păn′ī)

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.