Medical Term:
pannus
Pronunciation: pan'us, pan'i
Definition
- The inflammatory synovial tissue found in rheumatoid joints that covers the articular cartilages that progressively destroys the underlying articular cartilages; also found in other chronic granulomatous disease, including tuberculosis.
- The cornea in trachoma.
[L. cloth]
See Also: corneal pannus
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