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rhagade

rhagade noun: a fissure, crack, or linear scar in the skin, especially at the angles of the mouth and nose, often appearing as a result of bacterial infection or skin lesions.

Noun

rhagade (plural rhagades)

  1. A fissure, crack, or linear scar in the skin, especially at the angles of the mouth and nose, often appearing as a result of bacterial infection or skin lesions.

Forms of rhagade

pluralrhagades

Origin of rhagade

from Ancient Greek ῥαγάς (rhagás, “crack, fissure”).

Questions about rhagade

What does rhagade mean?
Rhagade means a fissure, crack, or linear scar in the skin, especially at the angles of the mouth and nose, often appearing as a result of bacterial infection or skin lesions.
What part of speech is rhagade?
Rhagade is a noun.
What is the plural of rhagade?
The plural of rhagade is rhagades.

Words near rhagade in the dictionary

  1. rhaetizite
  2. Rhaeto-
  3. Rhaeto-Romance
  4. Rhaeto-Romanic
  5. Rhaga
  6. rhagade
  7. rhagades
  8. rhagadiform
  9. Rhages
  10. Rhagiana
  11. rhagionid

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