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Pannus vs Panniculus - What's the difference?

pannus | panniculus |

As nouns the difference between pannus and panniculus

is that pannus is a hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis while panniculus is a dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.

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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    panniculus

    English

    (wikipedia panniculus)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.

    • See also

    * pannus * panniculus adiposus * panniculus carnosus