Fishmouth
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fishmouth is a noun meaning (surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
Meaning
(surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
More Meanings
- (surgery) A horizontal incision on the breast aligned with the nipples made to drain or excise the breast fat as a form of top surgery.
- (colloquial) A chronically open mouth.
- (roofing) A half-cylindrical or half-conical shaped opening or void in a lapped edge or seam, usually caused by wrinkling or shifting of ply sheets during installation.
Word Forms
- fishmouths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fipple, flake, facet, fenestrum, fillet, flype.
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