skin-tag
Harmless dangling nub
A skin-tag is a small, soft, benign growth that hangs from the skin by a thin stalk.
They commonly appear on the neck, armpits, or eyelids, and are harmless though sometimes irritating: The dermatologist removed the skin-tag in seconds.
Also spelled as one word: skintag.
Flower-bearing stalk
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- neckHead-body junction
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
polyp · fibroma · outgrowth · protrusion · benign · flap · overgrowth · collagen
Treatment using extreme cold
- cauterizationBurning tissue medically
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- electrosurgeryCutting tissue with current
- snippingCutting in small bites
ligation · freezing · burning · cutting · dermatologist · procedure · outpatient · scissors
Resistance between touching surfaces
peduncle
Flower-bearing stalk
papilloma · polyp · fibroma · outgrowth · protrusion · benign · flap · overgrowth · collagen · epidermis
cryotherapy
Treatment using extreme cold
- cauterizationBurning tissue medically
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- electrosurgeryCutting tissue with current
snipping · ligation · freezing · burning · cutting · dermatologist · procedure · outpatient · scissors · scalpel
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
eyelid
Movable ocular covering
fleshy
Thick with soft tissue
smooth · pigmented · flesh-colored · brown · tiny · small · raised · irregular · cluster · multiple
skin-tagmelanoma
Aggressive pigment-cell cancer
skin cancer · malignant tumor · mole · carcinoma · lesion
skin-tagpit
Fruit's hard seed
indentation · pockmark · depression · dimple · scar
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