"Body Piercing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				The perforation of an anatomical region for the wearing of jewelry.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D046288 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | E02.218.085.090 E04.085.090 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Body PiercingBody PiercingBody PiercingsPiercings, BodyPiercing, Body
 Ear PiercingEar PiercingEar PiercingsPiercing, EarPiercings, Ear
 Nipple PiercingNipple PiercingNipple PiercingsPiercing, NipplePiercings, Nipple
 Lip PiercingLip PiercingLip PiercingsPiercing, LipPiercings, Lip
 Navel PiercingNavel PiercingNavel PiercingsPiercing, NavelPiercings, Navel
 Tongue PiercingTongue PiercingPiercing, TonguePiercings, TongueTongue Piercings
 Eyebrow PiercingEyebrow PiercingEyebrow PiercingsPiercing, EyebrowPiercings, Eyebrow
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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								P?rez CM, Su?rez E, Torres EA, Rom?n K, Col?n V. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and associated risk behaviours: a population-based study in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Int J Epidemiol. 2005 Jun; 34(3):593-9.