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Cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)
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rhagades
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)
Wikipedia
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Rhagades are fissures, cracks, or linear scars in the skin, especially at the angles of the mouth and nose. They tend to form at areas of motion. They can be a result from bacterial infection of skin lesions. They are associated with congenital syphilis ...
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n. (plural of rhagade English)
Usage examples of rhagades.
Sometimes it presents flaccid bullae like pemphigus foliaceus, and then there are crusts as well as scales, with rhagades on the mouth, anus, etc.