Rhytids

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Wrinkles or creases that form on the surface of the skin, particularly those associated with aging
2. Fine lines and folds that develop in facial or body skin over time due to sun exposure and natural aging
3. Wrinkled or furrowed areas of skin characterized by multiple small creases and grooves

Etymology: "Rhytids" is the plural of "rhytid", a wrinkle, and the Greek it comes from, "rhutís", meant a wrinkle or fold of the skin. The word stayed close to that physical sense: it names the fine lines that form on the face or body with age. Because it was taken straight from Ancient Greek into the technical vocabulary of medicine and anatomy, it kept the concrete image of a crease rather than developing abstract meanings.