Body piercing definition

Body piercing means the creation of an opening in a human body for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. "Body piercing" includes, but is not limited to, the piercing of an ear, including the tragus, lip, tongue, nose, or eyebrow. "Body piercing" does not include the piercing of an ear, except for the tragus, with a disposable, single-use, presterilized stud and clasp or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear.
Body piercing means the act of penetrating the skin of a person to make a hole, mark, or scar, generally permanent in nature.
Body piercing means perforating any human body part or human tissue, except an ear, and placing a foreign object in the perforation in order to prevent the perforation from closing.

Examples of Body piercing in a sentence

  • Body piercing or obtaining a tattoo while on your exchange, without the express written permission of your natural parents, host parents, host club, and host district, is prohibited, for health reasons.

  • Body piercing, other than piercing the genitalia, may be performed on a person under the age of 18 provided that the person is accompanied by a properly identified parent, legal custodial parent or legal guardian who has signed a form consenting to such procedure.

  • P Body piercing Care or services from a PROVIDER who: • Cannot legally provide or legally charge for the services or services are outside the scope of the PROVIDER’S license or certification • Provides and bills for services from a licensed health care professional who is in training • Is in a MEMBER’S immediate family • Is not recognized by Blue Cross NC as an eligible PROVIDER.

  • Body piercing does not include the piercing of the outer perimeter or the lobe of the ear using a presterilized single-use stud-and-clasp ear-piercing system.

  • Body piercing jewelry (or the facsimile of) on any visible area of the body (including the tongue) other than the ear is prohibited.


More Definitions of Body piercing

Body piercing means the piercing of any part of the body by someone other than a physician licensed under RC Chapter 4731, who utilizes a needle or other instrument for the purpose of inserting an object into the body for non-medical purposes; body piercing includes ear piercing except when the ear piercing procedure is performed on the ear with an ear piercing gun.
Body piercing means the perforation of human tissue other than an ear for a nonmedical purpose.
Body piercing means puncturing or penetration of the skin of a person with presterilized single-use needles and the insertion of presterilized jewelry or other adornment thereto in the opening, except that puncturing the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear with a presterilized single-use stud-and-clasp ear-piercing system shall not be included in this definition.
Body piercing means puncturing the body of a person by aid of needles or other instruments designed to be used to puncture the body for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other objects in or through the human body, except that, for purposes of this chapter, "body piercing" does not include puncturing the external part of the human ear;
Body piercing means perforating any human body part or tissue, except an ear, and placing a foreign object in the perfora- tion to prevent the perforation from closing.
Body piercing means any puncturing or penetration of the skin or mucosa of a person and the insertion of jewelry or other adornment in the opening;
Body piercing means puncturing or penetration of the skin of a person with pre-sterilized single-use needles and the insertion of pre-sterilized jewelry or other adornment thereto in the opening, except that puncturing the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear with a pre-sterilized single-use stud and-clasp ear-piercing system shall not be included in this definition.