【英语时差8,16】胎记

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Don: I have the weirdest² looking mole³ under my arm.

Yael: Hold it. Put that arm back down. I don't want to see your weird¹ mole. Why don't      you just tell me what's weird about it?

D: Well, it's not a round dot like my other moles⁴, but more like a flesh-colored raisin⁵.      The way it's attached to my skin, it stretches outward like a tiny appendage⁶.

Y: It sounds like you're talking about a skin tag, not a mole. It's a common mistake to      confuse the two. The scientific term for a skin tag is acrochordon, and it's simply a      flesh-colored growth that hangs from the skin by a thin piece of tissue called a stalk.      They're more common as people age, especially in women.

D: What causes it?

Y: What causes skin tags is unknown, but they do appear more frequently in areas      where the skin is rubbed by clothing or by other body parts, such as in creases⁷ like      your underarm. They also tend to appear in hot, moist places such as under the      breasts, between the thighs⁸, or around the genitals.

D: Please tell me I don't have to get these things checked for cancer like I do with my      moles.

Y: I have good news and bad news.

D: Give me the good news.

Y: Skin tags are never cancerous.

D: That is good news. But then, I can't imagine what the bad news is.

Y: Because people so often confuse moles for skin tags, you should monitor them just as      you do your moles. If you notice changes or anything that would be suspicious in a      mole, you should have your doctor check it.   

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