pannus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
2. 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.
3. A tent for a wound.
4. A birthmark on the skin.

Sinonieme

cloud genus

Vertalings

cúmul

cumulus

cúmulus

Haufenwolke

Kumuluswolke

Quellwolke

Cumulus

cumul

cumulus

pannus

cumulus

cumulus

cúmulus

Etimologie (Engels)

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