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Planus

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Planus is a surname of French origin. People with that name include:

Planus is a Latin adjective meaning "flat" or "plain". It is part of the binomial name of several species, and of some other combination terms.

Personal honorific or nickname
  • Doctor Planus et utilis, a scholastic accolade awarded to the Franciscan teacher Nicholas of Lyra (c.1270–1349)
In biology
Other uses
  • Cantus planus, Latin for plainsong (or, plainchant), a body of chants used in the liturgies of the Western Church
  • Lichen planus, a disease of the skin and/or mucous membranes that resembles lichen
  • Pes planus, a medical term for flat feet (or, fallen arches), a postural deformity in which the arches of the foot collapse

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