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Body modification

Body modification (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. In its broadest definition it includes skin tattooing, socially acceptable decoration (e.g., common body piercing in many societies), and religious rites of passage (e.g., circumcision in a number of cultures), as well as the modern…

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Types of body modification

FistulaStretchingSkinScarificationScarring
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Ötzi
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Human anatomyHuman physical appearanceDefinitionTattooingBody piercing
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Body modification

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples17
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Body modification

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related to Cultural significance · 4
Body modification → Around, Body, In, What
see also · 2
Body modification → AdornmentBioethicsBlood, Body ModificationDeformityEyeborgFirst
related to Ethical and social perspectives · 1
Body modification → Body
related to Health and safety · 1
Body modification → Complications
related to history · 1
Body modification → Body
related to Legal considerations · 1
Body modification → Laws
related to Psychology and motivations · 1
Body modification → Factors

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body modification passage tattooing cultures including group religious rites skin piercing modifications alteration human physical modern primitive enhancement membership ethical

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axis mundiinstance oftraditional symbolism0.80text
mythologyinstance oftraditional symbolism0.80text
to create body artinstance oftraditional symbolism0.80text
for shock valueinstance oftraditional symbolism0.80text
and as self-expressioninstance oftraditional symbolism0.80text
among other reasonsinstance oftraditional symbolism0.80text
Body modificationrelated to Cultural significanceWhat0.60section
Body modificationrelated to Cultural significanceIn0.60section
Body modificationrelated to Cultural significanceBody0.60section
Body modificationrelated to Cultural significanceAround0.60section
Body modificationrelated to Ethical and social perspectivesBody0.60section
Body modificationrelated to Health and safetyComplications0.60section

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