acrochordon
American
[ak-ruh-kawr-don]
/ ˌæk rəˈkɔr dɒn /
noun
Medicine/Medical.
Etymology
Origin of acrochordon
First recorded in 1550–70; from Latin acrochordōn, from Greek akrochordṓn “wart with a thin neck, skin tag, skin polyp,” equivalent to acro- + -chordṓn, derivative of chordḗ “string, chord”; see origin at acro- ( def. ), chord 1 ( def. )
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