Noun
body modification (countable and uncountable, plural body modifications)
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Deliberate physical alteration of the human body for aesthetic purposes, such as tattooing and piercing.
ISBN 1-874041-32-6 Body modification Maasai woman with stretched earlobes The piercing and stretching of earlobes is common among the Maasai. Source: Internet