Structured Summary
Abstract
The perforation of an anatomical region for the wearing of jewelry.
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27 entry terms
- Piercing, Body
- Body Piercings
- Piercings, Body
- Ear Piercing
- Eyebrow Piercing
- Lip Piercing
- Navel Piercing
- Nipple Piercing
- Tongue Piercing
- Ear Piercings
- Eyebrow Piercings
- Lip Piercings
- Navel Piercings
- Nipple Piercings
- Piercing, Ear
- Piercing, Eyebrow
- Piercing, Lip
- Piercing, Navel
- Piercing, Nipple
- Piercing, Tongue
- Piercings, Ear
- Piercings, Eyebrow
- Piercings, Lip
- Piercings, Navel
- Piercings, Nipple
- Piercings, Tongue
- Tongue Piercings
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15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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2005
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Body Piercing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046288. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046288
- Body Piercing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_piercing
- Body Piercing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157943