standards2 

stan

-what we do and why
-infection control practice
-use of sterile technique

jewelry 

-jewelry materials
-barbell comparison
-captive ring comparison

aftercare2 



-simple recovery info

studio2 


-before you stop by...

funstuff2 

navelbarbell2
-x-ray gallery (coming soon!)
-graffiti gallery of piercing
-museum of tribal piercing
-free bodymetal font

staff2 

skull
-brian
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sommersett
[colleagues: -jeff -rene]

guestbook2 

-leave us a message

labret 

See my list of Nahuatl (Aztec) language terms for various body piercings and shiny adornment.

Cocoyonqui: perforated, having holes; pierced.

A brief introduction to Nahuatl adornment terminology.

quizoaya. he bled it.
quizo. he pierces it.
quizozo. they draw blood from him.
quizozoya. he bleeds it, he pierces it; they bled him.
tzatzaztli. ornament, jewel.
eztli. blood.
petztli. shiny.
tehuilacachtic. circular; disc-like.tehuilacachtic. circular; disc-like.
ihxili. stick, pierce
zo:1. bleed, cut, pierce, sew.
inechichihual. her adornment; her array; his adornment; his array; his ornamentation; his finery; their adornment.
inechihual. her ornamentation.

Ear

nacaztli. ear.
tehuilonacochtli. crystal ear plug.
tehuilonacochtli. crystal ear plug.
teocuitlanacoche. having golden ear plugs.
teocuitlanacochtli. gold ear plug; gold earring; gold ear pendant; golden ear plug.
tepoznacochtli. copper ear plug.
xiuhnacochtli. turquoise earplug.
zoquinacochtli. pottery ear plug.
acanacochtli. reed ear plug.
apozonalnacochtli. amber ear plug.
chalchiuhcoanacochtli. green stone serpent earplug.
ichalchiuhcoanacoch. his green stone serpent-shaped earplugs.
inacoch. his ear plug.
itecuitlacoyolnacoch. his golden shell earplugs.
iteocuitlanacoch. her golden ear plug.
itznacochtli. obsidian ear plug.
mayanacochtli. ear plug made of black beetles.
nacochtli. ear pendant; ear plug.

nacazchichipichtic. having droplet shaped ears; having ears like droplets.
nacazchichipichton. having droplet-shaped ears.
nacazhuihuiac. having long ears.
quinnacazcoyoniaya. they pierced their ears.
champochtli. earring.

Lip te:ntli lip.

tentetl. lip plug.
 te:ntli. lip, edge.
teocuitla. gold.
teocuitlatempilolli. gold lip pendant.
teocuitlatentetl. gold lip plug.
chalchiuhtentetl. green stone lip plug.
intenteuh. their lip plugs.

Tongue

tizacatlazaz. you will pierce your tongue with straws.


tepilli. female genitals.
tepolli. penis, stump
xipintli. foreskin
yac(a)tl. nose.
tetzacatl. sterile.
ihtetl. <ihtitl> belly

cha:lchihu(i)tl. emerald
 co:zcatl. jewel, bead.