1) Medical terminology
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Latin, meaning: rag, patch, piece of cloth
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Pannus is an abnormal layer of fibrovascular tissue or granulation tissue. Common sites for pannus formation include over the cornea, over a joint surface (as seen in rheumatoid arthritis), or on a prosthetic heart valve. Pannus may grow in a tumor-like fashion, as in joints where it may erode articular cartilage and bone. The term pannus is often...
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• (n.) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids.
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(from the article `rheumatoid arthritis`) Active inflammation is first seen in the synovial membranes of the joints, which become red and swollen. Later, a layer of roughened granulation ...
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1. <pathology, rheumatology> Vascularised granulation tissue rich in fibroblasts, lymphocytes and macrophages, derived from synovial tissue, overgrows the bearing surface of the joint in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with the breakdown of the articular surface. ... 2. <ophthalmology> Granulation tisuue that invades the cornea f...
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(pan´әs) superficial vascularization of the cornea with infiltration of granulation tissue. an inflammatory exudate overlying synovial cells on the inside of a joint capsule, usually occurring in rheumatoid arthritis or related articular rheumatism. panniculus adiposus.
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(1) Vascularized granulation tissue rich in fibroblasts, lymphocytes, and macrophages, derived from synovial tissue; overgrows the bearing surface of the joint in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with the breakdown of the articular surface. (2) Granulation tissue that invades the cornea from the conjunctiva in response to inflammation.
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Pan'nus noun [ Latin , cloth. See 2d
Pane .]
(Medicine) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pan′ŭs, pan′ī Definitions: 1. 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. 2. The cornea in trachoma. &nbs...
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Pannus is an opaque, inflamed membrane spreading over the front of the eye. It is a complication of trachoma, and obscures vision.
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Chronic superficial keratitis presumed to be immune-mediated.
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