acrochordon

/ˌak-rə-ˈkȯr-ˌdän/ (ame, mw)

acrochordon — 名詞

1. A small, soft piece of extra skin that sticks out from the body on a thin base a

1.名詞C2
釋義

皮贅

突出的良性小肉芽

A small, soft piece of extra skin that sticks out from the body on a thin base and is not harmful.

例句

The dermatologist told Diya the small acrochordon on her neck was harmless.

皮膚科醫師告訴 Diya，她脖子上的小皮贅沒有危險。

medical term: acrochordon on [body part]

Lucas asked whether the acrochordon under his arm needed removal.

Lucas 問腋下的皮贅是不是需要移除。

pattern: whether + acrochordon + needed removal

同義詞
  • skin tag

    the everyday term that most patients and non-specialists use

  • fibroepithelial polyp

    a more technical clinical label used in pathology or specialist writing

文法句型

an acrochordon on [body part]

remove an acrochordon

用法筆記

Doctors use acrochordon as the formal name for what most people call a skin tag. It usually appears in medical notes or treatment discussions, not in ordinary conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor removed a mole from my neck.
✅The doctor removed an acrochordon from my neck.
💡Use acrochordon for a soft skin tag, not for a pigmented mole.
❌The nurse said the wart under my arm was an acrochordon.
✅The nurse said the skin tag under my arm was an acrochordon.
💡An acrochordon is the formal medical term for a skin tag, not for a wart.