rhagades

Chaps, cracks, or fissures occurring at mucocutaneous junctions; seen in vitamin deficiency diseases and in congenital syphilis. [G. rhagas, pl. r., a crack]

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rhag·a·des 'rag-ə-.dēz n pl linear cracks or fissures in the skin occurring esp. at the angles of the mouth or about the anus

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pl. n.

cracks or long thin scars in the skin, particularly around the mouth or other areas of the body subjected to constant movement. The fissures around the mouth and nose of babies with congenital syphilis eventually heal to form rhagades.

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rhag·a·des (ragґə-dēz) [pl. of Gr. rhagas rent] fissures, cracks, or fine linear scars in the skin, such as around the mouth or in other regions where the skin moves frequently.