Body piercing

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What Wikipedia says

Body piercing is a form of body modification involving the puncturing or cutting a part of the body to create an opening through which jewelry or implants can be worn or inserted. The word piercing can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to an opening in the body created by this act or practice.

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