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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic > Tattooing
Therapeutics > Cosmetic Techniques > Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic > Tattooing

Preferred term

Tattooing  

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Entry terms

  • Tattoo
  • Tattoos

Note

  • includes tattooing as body decoration among various cultures and as an aid in endoscopic procedures

Scope note

  • The indelible marking of TISSUES, primarily SKIN, by pricking it with NEEDLES to imbed various COLORING AGENTS. Tattooing of the CORNEA is done to colorize LEUKOMA spots.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013653

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