body piercings
Decorative puncture wounds
Body piercings are holes made through the skin or cartilage to hold decorative jewelry.
The ears are most common, but piercings extend to eyebrows, lips, nose, tongue, navel, nipples, and genitals.
A single hole is a body piercing; the plural covers multiple piercings or the practice generally: She has several body piercings.
The term distinguishes intentional adornment from medical or accidental punctures.
- earlobeSoft lower pinna
- navelCord attachment remnant
- belly button ringPierced abdomen ornament
- nostrilNasal breathing aperture
- eyebrowsHair above eyes
labret · ears · tragus · tongue · niobium · rook · sterile needle · conch · nose ring · nose stud · septum · healing process · titanium · sterilization · saline solution · pain tolerance · infection prevention · stretched lobes
body piercingstattoos
Permanent skin markings
scarification · tattoo removal · branding · implants · body paint
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