# rhagade

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One of the linear scars or fissures found around the mouth, nose or other mucocutaneous zones, often as a result of bacterial infection or skin lesions.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rhagade