Glossary
In order to clear things, you can find a glossary to initiate you to the Piercing world (and words).
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 Jewel -  Matter -  Place -  Health) |
  A |
| Accessory |
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Allows to widen your range of jewels of piercing clipables or vissables. |
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| Ampallang |
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Genital, transversely horizontal nipple bars. |
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| Apadravya |
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Genital, transversely vertical nipple bars |
| B |
| BananaBell |
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Curved Barbell, |
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| Barbell |
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Bar closed by two balls screwed at each end. |
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| BCR (Ball Closure Ring) |
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Ring of standard piercing closed by a ball clipped. |
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| Blackline |
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A sophisticated process of vacuum covering makes it possible to give a brilliant black color very tendency at the present time. This permanent covering is carried out on a basis of titanium for jewels "high-tech". |
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| Body-Piercing |
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see Piercing. |
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| Bridge |
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With the top of the nose, between the eyes |
| C |
| Cheloïde |
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Fibrous Pad developed on a scar. A chéloïde appears in general on a scar of surgical operation, vaccine or wound. It is due to the proliferation of cells and fibres of conjunctive fabric. It more frequently appears at the black and Asian subjects. Source: PETIT LAROUSSE DE LA MEDECINE. |
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| Circular Barbell |
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see horseshoe |
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| Clipable |
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 Kind of jewels being closed by a " clip " system. |
| D |
| Diameter |
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  Diameter of a bijou
or Diameter of the Balls |
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| Dydoe |
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Genital, drilling of the skin of the nipple |
| E |
| Eyelett |
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It is a kind of metal rivet generally carried in an increased lobe of ear |
| F |
| Flesh Tunnel |
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It is a kind of metal rivet with a flange screwed generally carried in an increased lobe of ear |
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| Foreskin |
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Genital, around the sex |
| G |
| Guiche |
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Jewel placed on the genitals |
| H |
| Hafada |
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Genital, drilling of the skin of the testicles |
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| HorseShoe |
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Jewel in the horseshoe shape has (barbell curved) closed by two screwed balls |
| J |
| Jonc |
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 Gauge.
Thick of the bar of jewel. |
| K |
| Kayapos |
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Indian of Amazonia whose Piercing belongs to ritual decorations |
| L |
| Labret |
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Location under the bottom lip. |
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| Length |
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Internal Length of the jewel.
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| N |
| Navel Barbell |
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see Bananabell |
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| Niobium |
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Used at the pure state, its anodization makes it possible to obtain various colors |
| P |
| P.A. |
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see Prince Albert |
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| Piercing |
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Practical consistent to be made bore the skin in order to slip there a jewel, a fetish, an ornament... Practised by the followers of sadomasochism, it can represent today a certain philosophy of life before becoming a fashion related to the musical minorities |
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| Plated Gold |
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Plating with the fine gold on stainless steel basis of surgical type |
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| Plug |
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Cylinder (out of metal, plastic or wood) of large diameter generally carried in a lobe of ear increased |
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| PMMA |
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More known under the industrial mark "plexiglass", the PMMA is transparent |
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| Prince Albert |
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Jewel placed at the end of the penis |
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| PTFE |
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Commonly called silicone, its coefficient of friction is 10 times lower than that of the ice. Its natural flexibility makes of it an ideal matter for the "piercing of surface". |
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| Pubic |
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Genital, drilling with the top of the sex |
| S |
| Screwable |
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Kind of jewels with screwed accessories. |
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| Septum |
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horizontal Perforation of the nasal partition |
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| Septum Keeper |
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Jewel (nonapparent) in the shape of "U" adapted for the piercing of the central partition of the nose |
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| Solid silver |
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Punched and declared at the "office of guarantee", these jewels can legally be sold under solid silver |
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| Stainless steel |
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It is today the most popular alloy as regards jewels of piercing.
By defect, when the matter of the jewel is not specified, it is about stainless steel of surgical type. |
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| Sterilization |
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Method allowing to destroy various micro-organisms (bacteria, virus, mushrooms, parasites) present on a material support. Sterilization is indicated for all the medical and surgical material having to be used under strict conditions of asepsis. One employs either of the physical methods (use of heat, dry or wet, as in the drying oven of Poupinel or the autoclave, use of ultraviolet radiations, gamma rays or accelerated electrons), or of the chemical methods (application of a chemical liquidates or gas, the such formol). Source: SMALL LAROUSSE OF MEDICINE |
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| Stud |
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Barbell with a flat disc in the place of one of the balls |
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| Stud Nose |
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Jewel exclusively reserved for the piercing of the nostril. It is curved in the shape of "L" and thus makes it possible to avoid any wound |
| T |
| Titanium |
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Just like Niobium, its anodization makes it possible to obtain various colors. Very light and resistant, its port comfortable, is recommended for the establishment |
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