"skin tag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skin tags [plural]
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  1. (medicine, dermatology) Synonym of acrochordon Categories (topical): Dermatology, Medicine Synonyms: acrochordon [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-skin_tag-en-noun-2cL4xcmE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine, dermatology) A small flap of skin that hangs off the surface of one's skin. Categories (topical): Dermatology, Medicine Synonyms: skintag, skin-tag Translations (flap of skin): iholäppä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-skin_tag-en-noun-FAs2zhNQ Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'flap of skin': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (tumor): varsiluomi (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'tumor': 0 0

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