Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Superficial vascular opacity of the cornea.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids.
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- noun a
hanging flap ofskin or othertissue , especially one covering thecornea (intrachoma ) orcartilage (inrheumatoid arthritis ) - noun meteorology a type of
accessory cloud , looking likeshreds either attached to, or separated from, the main cloud formation. Mainly associated withnimbostratus ,cumulus , andcumulonimbus .
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Examples
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But in all these writers cataracta seems to be included under the general term pannus, meaning opacities of every kind.
Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century Henry Ebenezer Handerson
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Latin word pannus, cloth, for, we are told they dressed themselves in old pieces of cloth badly sewn together, much resembling a harlequin’s jacket.
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The lining layer becomes hyperplastic and forms an aggressive front termed "pannus" at the cartilage-bone junction, leading to the characteristic RA bone erosions (figure 1B).
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Mr. Pretor-Pinney compares a "pannus"—the dark cloud-shred that can emphasize the underside of a lowering, stormy sky—to a "cloud version of hooligans, killing time outside a McDonald's on a Saturday night."
Cirrus Concerns Peter Pesic 2011
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Furthermore, I have cured my three dogs of hip dysplasia, allergies, pannus an autoimmune eye disease, epilepsy and GI problems with completely natural therapies.
Snake oil comes in all kinds of bottles | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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But I do remember that the Bible likens human justice to a woman's unclean rag - quasi pannus menstruate - and I have little faith in truth as an immediate safeguard, in this world.'
Is it foolish to question whether the Vice President is part of the Executive Branch? Ann Althouse 2008
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However, it is unclear whether the stages of trichiasis and pannus were identified as trachoma complications.
Trachoma in late Greek antiquity and the early Byzantine periods 2008
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The Italian word for cream, panna, has been traced back to the Latin pannus, or “cloth.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The Italian word for cream, panna, has been traced back to the Latin pannus, or “cloth.”
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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STAGE II (dispensary) - Frank trachoma: as in stage I, plus vascular pannus across cornea.
Chapter 10 1993
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