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Cartilage vs Pannus - What's the difference?

cartilage | pannus |

As nouns the difference between cartilage and pannus

is that cartilage is (anatomy) a type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks while pannus is a hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).

cartilage

English

(wikipedia cartilage)

Noun

(-)
  • (anatomy) A type of dense, non-vascular connective tissue, usually found at the end of joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, in the throat and between intervertebral disks.

    • Synonyms

    * gristle

    Derived terms

    * cartilaginoid * cartilaginous ----

    pannus

    English

    (wikipedia pannus)

    Noun

    (panni)
  • a hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis)
  • (meteorology) 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

    * (cloud) scud

    Anagrams

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