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Descriptor English: Tattooing
Descriptor Spanish: Tatuaje
Descriptor tatuaje
Scope note: Marcas permanentes en los TEJIDOS, sobre todo en la PIEL, por medio de la punción con AGUJAS para insertar distintos COLORANTES. Se realiza el tatuaje de la CÓRNEA para colorear las manchas de LEUCOMA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tatuagem
Descriptor French: Tatouage
Entry term(s): Tattoo
Tattoos
Tree number(s): E02.218.085.840
E04.085.840
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013653
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.
Annotation: includes tattooing as body decoration among various cultures and as an aid in endoscopic procedures
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
DeCS ID: 14032
Unique ID: D013653
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/10/11
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.
Preferred term Tattooing
Tattoo - Broader
Concept UI M000644798
Preferred term Tattoo
Entry term(s) Tattoos



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