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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

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. an inflammatory fleshy lesion on the surface of the eye
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pannus1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin; Latin: piece of cloth, rag ( pane )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pannus1

C15: from Latin, literally cloth
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A phrase Horace used, the Latin “purpureus pannus,” denoted an irrelevant and excessively ornate passage.

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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.

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But then one of Voller's dogs came down with pannus, an eye condition that eventually leads to blindness.

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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.

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The surgery to remove this old skin is actually called a panniculectomy because the latin word for apron is “pannus.”

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