Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fissures of the skin; linear excoriations.
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- noun Plural form of
rhagade .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)
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Examples
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Sometimes it presents flaccid bullæ like pemphigus foliaceus, and then there are crusts as well as scales, with rhagades on the mouth, anus, etc.; there is a total absence of fever or other general symptoms.
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Sometimes it presents flaccid bullae like pemphigus foliaceus, and then there are crusts as well as scales, with rhagades on the mouth, anus, etc.; there is a total absence of fever or other general symptoms.
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