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MeSH Heading: 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

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