| panni | Plural of pannus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pannicular hernia | The escape of subcutaneous fat through a gap in a fascia or an aponeurosis. Synonym: fatty hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panniculectomy | Surgical excision of redundant paniculus adiposus, usually of the abdomen. Origin: panniculus + G. Ektome, a cutting out (05 Mar 2000) |
| panniculitis | <pathology> An inflammatory reaction of the subcutaneous fat, which may involve the connective tissue septa between the fat lobes, the septa lobules and vessels or the fat lobules, characterised by the development of single or multiple cutaneous nodules. (18 Nov 1997) |
| panniculitis, lupus erythematosus | A type of lupus erythematosus characterised by deep dermal or subcutaneous nodules, most often on the head, face, or upper arms. It is generally chronic and occurs most often in women between the ages of 20 and 45. (12 Dec 1998) |
| panniculitis, nodular nonsuppurative | A form of panniculitis characterised by recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by the eruption of single or multiple erythematous subcutaneous nodules on the lower extremities. They normally resolve, but tend to leave depressions in the skin. The condition is most often seen in women, alone or in association with other disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| panniculitis, peritoneal | Condition of the peritoneum, most commonly of the mesentery, but also of the omentum, characterised by tissue thickening, alteration of fat cells, infiltration of lipid-laden macrophages, and fibrosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| panniculus | A sheet or layer of tissue. Origin: L. Dim. Of pannus, cloth Panniculus adiposus, the superficial fascia which contains an abundance of fat deposit in its areolar substance. Panniculus carnosus, the skeletal muscle layer in the superficial fascia represented in humans by the platysma muscle; it is much more extensive in lower mammals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panniculus carnosus muscle | <anatomy> A sheet of muscle, lying beneath the skin, by which the skin can be made to shiver; it is especially well developed in the horse, in man, platysma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pannier | 1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass 2. A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles. 3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London. 4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a kind of bustle. Origin: F. Panier, fr. L. Panarium a bread basket, fr. Panis bread. Cf. Pantry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |