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pannus

[pan-uhs]

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.



pannus

/ ˈpænəs /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pannus1

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

Origin of pannus1

C15: from Latin, literally cloth
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Example Sentences

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

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.

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

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