The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromῥαγάς“crack, fissure”
- English todayrhagade
from Ancient Greek ῥαγάς (rhagás, “crack, fissure”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rhagade
Today it 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. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ῥαγάς