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Tattooing
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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Tattooing
Tree Number(s)
E02.218.085.840
E04.085.840
Unique ID
D013653
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013653
Annotation
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.
Entry Term(s)
Tattoo
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/10/11
Allowable Qualifiers
adverse effects (AE)
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
instrumentation (IS)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
methods (MT)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
psychology (PX)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
veterinary (VE)
Therapeutics [E02]
Cosmetic Techniques [E02.218]
Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic [E02.218.085]
Body Piercing [E02.218.085.090]
Circumcision, Female [E02.218.085.165]
Circumcision, Male [E02.218.085.170]
Tattooing [E02.218.085.840]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic [E04.085]
Body Piercing [E04.085.090]
Circumcision, Female [E04.085.165]
Circumcision, Male [E04.085.170]
Tattooing [E04.085.840]
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Tattooing
Preferred
Concept UI
M0021064
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.
Terms
Tattooing
Preferred Term
Term UI
T040094
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Tattoo
Broader
Concept UI
M000644798
Terms
Tattoo
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000946894
Date
09/19/2018
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2020)
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