Body Alterations
Scope Note
Scarification and tattooing; cranial deformations; tooth filing and removal; piercing of ears, nose, and lips; genital mutilation (e.g., castration, circumcision, clitoridectomy); age, gender, and status differences; special techniques and apparatus; associated beliefs; etc.
History Note
The term was changed from "Mutilation" to "Body Alterations" in 2000.
- Broader Term
- 300 Adornment
- Related Terms
- 158 Personality Disorders
- 681 Sanctions
- 683 Offenses Against The Person
- 727 Aftermath Of Combat
- 785 Asceticism
- 832 Sexual Stimulation
- 839 Miscellaneous Sex Behavior
- 852 Ceremonial During Infancy And Childhood
- 881 Puberty And Initiation
- Use Fors
- Body mutilation (general)
- Castration (humans)
- Cicatrization
- Circumcision (body alteration)
- Circumcision (female)
- Clitoridectomy
- Cranial deformation
- Deformation (cranial)
- Deformation for cosmetic purposes
- Dental ablation
- Ear piercing (body alteration)
- Extraction of teeth (ornamental)
- Female circumcision
- Female genital cutting
- Female genital mutilation
- Filing and removing of teeth (cosmetic)
- Foot binding
- Genitals (mutilation or alteration)
- Head deformation (body alteration)
- Head molding
- Infibulation
- Labret (as piercing)
- Lip piercing
- Molding heads of infants (body alteration)
- Nose piercing
- Piercing of body parts
- Removal of body parts such as teeth, warts, etc.
- Scarification
- Subincision
- Supercision
- Tattooing
- Teeth (cosmetic filing and removal)
- Identifier
- 304
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