pannus (plural panni or pannuses)
A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
(meteorology) 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.
(medicine) A tent for a wound.
(medicine) A birthmark on the skin.
• (cloud): scud
• sannup, unsnap
Pannus
plural of Pannu
• sannup, unsnap
Source: Wiktionary
Pan"nus, n. Etym: [L., cloth. See 2d Pane.] (Med.)
Definition: A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids. Foster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
