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  2. Cultural views on the midriff and navel - Wikipedia

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    Although navel exposure has become a recent trend in fashion in Japan, annual Heso Matsuri ("belly button festivals") [246] have been held in Japan since the late 1960s. The tradition of the Hokkaido Heso Odori ("belly button dance") began in 1968. [247] Dancers make their heso ("belly button") into a face, using paint, special costumes, and ...

  3. Midriff - Wikipedia

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    In Old English it was written as "midhrif", with the old word "hrif" literally meaning stomach; [2] in Middle English, it was "mydryf ". [1] The word fell into obsolescence after the 18th century. The word was revived in 1941 by the fashion industry, [ 2 ] partly to avoid use of the word "belly" which genteel women considered undesirable in ...

  4. Navel - Wikipedia

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    Parts of the adult navel include the "umbilical cord remnant" or "umbilical tip", which is the often protruding scar left by the detachment of the umbilical cord. This is located in the center of the navel, sometimes described as the belly button. Around the cord remnant is the "umbilical collar", formed by the dense fibrous umbilical ring ...

  5. Why do we feel emotions in our stomachs? - AOL

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    It can cause stomach aches, gas, constipation, diarrhea and a whole host of other wonderful conditions. Some evolutionary scientists say that the human mind hasn't yet evolved to handle our not ...

  6. Navel fetishism - Wikipedia

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    Videos featuring above said physical acts are very common and are viewed worldwide. Their popularity has become more compared to regular porn videos. [41] [42] Belly dancers often have navel piercings or insert sequins into their navels to make it look attractive when they perform.

  7. Abdominal pain - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal pain, also known as a stomach ache, is a symptom associated with both non-serious and serious medical issues. Since the abdomen contains most of the body's vital organs, it can be an indicator of a wide variety of diseases.

  8. Belly fetish - Wikipedia

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    The belly is widely considered as an erogenous region, [16] meaning it holds multiple nerve endings that make it sensitive to various sensations. [17] Therefore, having a belly fetish usually coincides with belly-related sexual acts including but not limited to pressing a partner's belly, touching/rubbing the belly region, using sex toys and other objects (e.g., food, candles, ice, feathers ...

  9. Intestinal ischemia - Wikipedia

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    A paralytic phase can follow if ischemia continues; in this phase, the abdominal pain becomes more widespread, the belly becomes more tender to the touch, and bowel motility decreases, resulting in abdominal bloating, no further bloody stools, and absent bowel sounds on exam.