A.fissure in soil, Ephor.65(e) J.; chink, crevice, LXX Is.7.19, AP11.407 (Nicarch.), Zos.Alch.p.186 B.; crack or chap of the skin, Dsc.1.72, cf. Sor.1.60, Gal.19.446, D.L.1.81, EM810.27; fistula and haemorrhoids, Gloss.
ῥα^γάς , άδος, ἡ, (ῥαγῆναι, ῥήγνυμι)