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noun
A membrane of tissue in the body of a human or animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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noun
A pannus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
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History
From Middle French pannicle, and its source, Late Latin panniculus (“membrane”), from Latin panniculus (“small rag”), from pannus (“cloth”).
