pannus

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

cloud genus

Translations

cúmul

cumulus

cúmulus

Haufenwolke

Kumuluswolke

Quellwolke

Cumulus

cumul

cumulus

pannus

cumulus

cumulus

cúmulus

Etymology

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