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pannus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
pan-nus
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).

noun

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.

noun

A tent for a wound.

noun

A birthmark on the skin.

name

plural of Pannu

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pannus (“cloth”). Doublet of pagne and pane.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

panni (plural) pannuses (plural)

Synonyms

scud

Questions

What does pannus mean?
A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
Where does pannus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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