pannus
pannus · panni · pannuses
A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea or cartilageA hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
Meaning
4 sensesA hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
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.
A tent for a wound.
A birthmark on the skin.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin pannus (“cloth”). Doublet of pagne and pane.Borrowed from Latin pannus (“cloth”). Doublet of pagne and pane.
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Forms
plural: panni / pannusesSynonyms
1 synonymscloud:scud
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular