Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic
"Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The wounding of the body or body parts by branding, cutting, piercing (BODY PIERCING), or TATTOOING as a cultural practice or expression of creativity or identity.
Concept/Terms
Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic- Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic
- Body Modification, Non Therapeutic
- Body Modifications, Non-Therapeutic
- Non-Therapeutic Body Modifications
- Non-Therapeutic Body Modification
- Non Therapeutic Body Modification
Cultural Body Modification- Cultural Body Modification
- Body Modification, Cultural
- Body Modifications, Cultural
- Cultural Body Modifications
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