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Pannus vs Thrombus - What's the difference?

pannus | thrombus |

As nouns the difference between pannus and thrombus

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 thrombus is (hematology|pathology) a blood clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

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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    thrombus

    English

    (wikipedia thrombus)

    Noun

    (thrombi)
  • (hematology, pathology) A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

    • Synonyms

    * blood clot

    Derived terms

    * thrombectomy * thrombocyte * thrombose * thrombosis

    See also

    * embolus ----