Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A medical tattoo is a tattoo used to treat a condition, communicate medical information, or mark a body location for treatment. People may get a paramedical tattoo to conceal a condition or the effects of treatment, such as creating the appearance of an areola after breast reconstruction , or a cover-up tattoo to disguise the area in an ...
The spirit of medicine, as imagined by Salomon Trismosin, 1582. The Caduceus became a symbol of alchemy and pharmacy in medieval Europe. Its first appearance as a medical symbol can be traced back to 1st−4th century CE in oculists' stamps that were found mostly in Celtic areas, such as Gaul, Germany and Britain, which had an engraving of the name of the physician, the name of the special ...
Shawn O'Hare (Body Modification artist) [9] Erik Sprague, "The Lizardman", (born 1972) with sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales, bifurcated tongue and green-inked lips; The Scary Guy, his nose, eyebrows and ears are pierced and tattoos cover 85 percent of his body. [10] Stalking Cat ("Cat man") born Dennis Avner; 1958–2012)
Health. Home & Garden
This practice has long been a part of tattooing, and examples can be seen incorporating the nipples and other parts of the body into designs. [ 6 ] Some heavily tattooed people choose to have their genital and anal regions tattooed to complete the work they have over much of their bodies.
Research from Sweden has found a link between getting a tattoo of any size and an overall 21% higher risk of developing lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. Tattoos may increase blood cancer risk by ...
Eponymous medical signs are those that are named after a person or persons, usually the physicians who first described them, but occasionally named after a famous patient. This list includes other eponymous entities of diagnostic significance; i.e. tests, reflexes, etc.
Bartomier-Michelson's sign; Beau's lines; Becker's sign; Bekhterev–Jacobsohn reflex; Bekhterev–Mendel reflex; Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy; Biodosimetry; Biomarker (medicine) Blue scrotum sign of Bryant; Blumberg's sign; Boas' point; Boas' sign; Body composition; Body fat percentage; Body mass index; Body roundness index; Borsari's sign ...