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pannuses

pannuses is the plural of pannus.

Meaning of pannus

Noun

pannus (plural panni or pannuses)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    scud
  3. A tent for a wound.
  4. A birthmark on the skin.

Questions about pannuses

What is pannuses the plural of?
Pannuses is the plural of pannus.

Words near pannuses in the dictionary

  1. Pannu
  2. Pannullo
  3. pannum
  4. pannus
  5. pannuscorium
  6. pannuses
  7. panny
  8. Pannychis
  9. pano
  10. pano-
  11. Panoan

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