rhagade

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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.

OriginAncient Greek ῥαγάς →
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Meanings

nounrhagade (plural rhagades)

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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥαγάς“crack, fissure”
  2. Englishrhagade

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

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Translations

Danish rhagade
  • rhagadelinear scars or fissures found around the mouth
Italian ragade
  • ragadelinear scars or fissures found around the mouth
Polish rozpadlina
  • rozpadlinalinear scars or fissures found around the mouth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hardageraghead
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APA

rhagade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhagade

MLA

“rhagade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhagade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhagade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhagade.

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