body modification

[ bod-ee mod-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. any method of making permanent changes to the body, including piercing, tattooing, subdermal implants, etc., usually for aesthetic purposes or personal expression.
2. a permanent change made to the body by piercing, tattooing, implants, etc.

body modification

noun

1. any method of permanently adorning the body, including tattooing and piercing

Word History and Origins

Origin of body modification¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

“The Substance” is shrewdly made — Fargeat showcases immense talent and vision lacing her film with aural and visual cues, but she eventually goes off the rails with the outrageousness, diluting the potent feminist messages about the dangers of body modification, and the consequences of messing with science.

From Salon

Body modification artist Jenova Rain worked with Harbisson in 2018 during Manchester Science Festival, and sees his work as "amazing and very important".

From BBC

An extreme body modification website made nearly £300,000 showing its 22,000 subscribers procedures including the removal of male genitals, a court has heard.

From BBC

One of his campaign aides in 2022 recalled that she’d be driving around and then her phone would ring—it would be Santos, excited to talk about body modification.

From Slate

Mr Gustavson, 45, is accused of leading an extreme body modification operation.

From BBC