兎口すぐち

noun

cleft lip; harelip

Rare, somewhat dated medical term for cleft lip. In modern Japanese, 口唇裂 (こうしんれつ) is the standard clinical term.

• 昔むかしは兎す口ぐちと呼よばれた先せん天てん性せいの疾しっ患かんは、現げん在ざいでは口こう唇しん裂れつと呼よばれる。

  The congenital condition once called 兎口 is now referred to as 口唇裂.