The purpose of this list is to detail specific physical identification markings. It may be particularly useful for organisations investigating violations of civil and political rights, such as disappearances and torture. It may be used in reference to victims or perpetrators.

The list is reproduced from "The Role of the Forensic Odontologist in Human Rights Investigations", by Lowell J. Levine (1). It was published previously as Supporting Document K: Personal Descriptors (2). The original codes from the Supporting Document are included in the column 1st ed. Code.

This is a hierarchical list with two levels, as described in Rule No. 3 in the Introduction.

This Micro-thesaurus is used for fields 926 Physical Description in the Person format and 2116 Physical Consequences in the Act format.

CODE
 TERM
 1ST ED. CODE
 
01
 Artificial body parts and aids
  
01 01
 Arm, left, artificial
 ART L ARM
 
01 02
 Arm, right, artificial
 ART R ARM
 
01 03
 Brace, left arm
 BRAC L ARM
 
01 04
 Brace, right arm
 BRAC R ARM
 
01 05
 Brace, back
 BRAC BACK
 
01 06
 Brace, left leg
 BRAC L LEG
 
01 07
 Brace, right leg
 BRAC R LEG
 
01 08
 Brace, neck
 BRAC NECK
 
01 09
 Braces, teeth
 BRAC TEETH
 
01 10
 Contact lenses
 CON LENSES
 
01 11
 Denture, lower only
 DENT LOW
 
01 12
 Denture, upper only
 DENT UP
 
01 13
 Denture, upper and lower
 DENT UP LO
 
01 14
 Ear, left, artificial
 ART L EAR
 
01 15
 Ear, right, artificial
 ART R EAR
 
01 16
 Eye, left, artificial
 ART L EYE
 
01 17
 Eye, right, artificial
 ART R EYE
 
01 18
 Foot, left, artificial
 ART L FT
 
01 19
 Foot, right, artificial
 ART R FT
 
01 20
 Glasses (prescription)
 GLASSES
 
01 21
 Hand, left, artificial
 ART L HND
 
01 22
 Hand, right, artificial
 ART R HND
 
01 23
 Hearing aid
 HEAR AID
 
01 24
 Leg, left, artificial
 ART L LEG
 
01 25
 Leg, right, artificial
 ART R LEG
 
02
 Eye Disorders
  
02 01
 Cataract, left eye
 CATA L EYE
 
02 02
 Cataract, right eye
 CATA R EYE
 
02 03
 Cross-eyed
 CROSSEYED
 
02 04
 Eye, left, blind
 BLND L EYE
 
02 05
 Eye, right, blind
 BLND R EYE
 
02 06
 Eye, left and right blind
 BLND
 
03
 Deafness
  
03 01
 Deaf, left ear
 DEAF L EAR
 
03 02
 Deaf, right ear
 DEAF R EAR
 
03 03
 Deaf, left and right ears
 DEAF
 
03 04
 Deaf-mute
 DEAF MUTE
 
04
 Deformities
  
04 01
 Cauliflower left ear
 CAUL L EAR
 
04 02
 Cauliflower right ear
 CAUL R EAR
 
04 03
 Cleft palate
 CLEFT PAL
 
04 04
 Crippled arm, left
 CRIP L ARM
 
04 05
 Crippled arm, right
 CRIP R ARM
 
04 06
 Crippled finger(s), left hand (includes webbed fingers)
 CRIP L FGR
 
04 07
 Crippled finger(s), right hand (includes webbed fingers)
 CRIP R FGR
 
04 08
 Crippled foot, left (includes clubfoot)
 CRIP L FT
 
04 09
 Crippled foot, right (includes clubfoot)
 CRIP R FT
 
04 10
 Crippled hand, left
 CRIP L HND
 
04 11
 Crippled hand, right
 CRIP R HND
 
04 12
 Crippled leg, left
 CRIP L LEG
 
04 13
 Crippled leg, right
 CRIP R LEG
 
04 14
 Crippled toe, left (includes webbed toes)
 CRIP L TOE
 
04 15
 Crippled toe, right (includes webbed toes)
 CRIP R TOE
 
04 16
 Extra breast, centre
 EXTR C BRST
 
04 17
 Extra breast, left
 EXTR L BRST
 
04 18
 Extra breast, right
 EXTR R BRST
 
04 19
 Extra finger(s), left hand
 EXTR LFGR
 
04 20
 Extra finger(s), right hand
 EXTR RFGR
 
04 21
 Extra nipple, centre
 EXTR C NIP
 
04 22
 Extra nipple, left
 EXTR L NIP
 
04 23
 Extra nipple, right
 EXTR R NIP
 
04 24
 Extra toe(s), left foot
 EXTR L TOE
 
04 25
 Extra toe(s), right foot
 EXTR R TOE
 
04 26
 Harelip
 HARELIP
 
04 27
 Humpbacked
 HUMPBACKED
 
04 28
 Mute (to be used if person is mute, but not deaf )
 MUTE
 
04 29
 Protruding lower jaw
 PROT L JAW
 
04 30
 Protruding upper jaw
 PROT U JAW
 
04 31
 Shorter left leg
 SHRT L LEG
 
04 32
 Shorter right leg
 SHRT R LEG
 
05
 Fractured Bones
  
05 01
 Fractured ankle, left
 FRC L ANKL
 
05 02
 Fractured ankle, right
 FRC R ANKL
 
05 03
 Fractured forearm, left
 FRC LL ARM
 
05 04
 Fractured forearm, right
 FRC LR ARM
 
05 05
 Fractured upper arm, left
 FRC UL ARM
 
05 06
 Fractured upper arm, right
 FRC UR ARM
 
05 07
 Fractured back
 FRC BACK
 
05 08
 Fractured clavicle, left
 FRC L CLAVI
 
05 09
 Fractured clavicle, right
 FRC R CLAVI
 
05 10
 Fractured finger(s), left hand
 FRC L FGR
 
05 11
 Fractured finger(s), right hand
 FRC R FGR
 
05 12
 Fractured foot, left
 FRC L FOOT
 
05 13
 Fractured foot, right
 FRC R FOOT
 
05 14
 Fractured hand, left
 FRC L HAND
 
05 15
 Fractured hand, right
 FRC R HAND
 
05 16
 Fractured jaw, upper left
 FRC UL JAW
 
05 17
 Fractured jaw, upper right
 FRC UR JAW
 
05 18
 Fractured jaw, lower left
 FRC LL JAW
 
05 19
 Fractured jaw, lower right
 FRC LR JAW
 
05 20
 Fractured knee, left
 FRC LKNEE
 
05 21
 Fractured knee, right
 FRC RKNEE
 
05 22
 Fractured lower leg, left
 FRC LL LEG
 
05 23
 Fractured lower leg, right
 FRC LR LEG
 
05 24
 Fractured thigh, left
 FRC UL LEG
 
05 25
 Fractured thigh, right
 FRC UR LEG
 
05 26
 Fractured neck
 FRC NECK
 
05 27
 Fractured nose
 FRC NOSE
 
05 28
 Fractured pelvic bone, left
 FRC L PELVI
 
05 29
 Fractured pelvic bone, right
 FRC R PELVI
 
05 30
 Fractured rib(s), left
 FRC L RIB
 
05 31
 Fractured rib(s), right
 FRC R RIB
 
05 32
 Fractured shoulder, left
 FRC L SHLD
 
05 33
 Fractured shoulder, right
 FRC R SHLD
 
05 34
 Fractured skull
 FRC SKULL
 
05 35
 Fractured spine
 FRC SPINE
 
05 36
 Fractured sternum
 FRC STERN
 
05 37
 Fractured toe(s), left foot
 FRC L TOE
 
05 38
 Fractured toe(s), right foot
 FRC R TOE
 
05 39
 Fractured wrist, left
 FRC L WRST
 
05 40
 Fractured wrist, right
 FRC R WRST
 
06
 Medical Devices
  
06 01
 Artificial elbow joint
 ART ELBOW
 
06 02
 Artificial hip joint
 ART HIP
 
06 03
 Artificial knee joint
 ART KNEE
 
06 04
 Artificial larynx
 ART LARYNX
 
06 05
 Artificial shoulder joint
 ART SHLD
 
06 06
 Cardiac pacemaker
 CARD PACEM
 
06 07
 Colostomy appliances
 COLOST APP
 
06 08
 Intramedullary rod
 INTRA ROD
 
06 09
 Intrauterine device
 IUD
 
06 10
 Orthopaedic nail or pin
 ORTH NAIL
 
06 11
 Orthopaedic plate
 ORTH PLATE
 
06 12
 Orthopaedic screw
 ORTH SCREW
 
06 13
 Shunt, arterial, vascular
 SHUNT ART
 
06 14
 Shunt, cerebral ventricle
 SHUNT CERB
 
06 15
 Skull plate
 SKL PLATE
 
06 16
 Staples
 STAPLES
 
06 17
 Tubes in ears, both
 EAR TUBES
 
06 18
 Tubes in ear, left
 TUBE L EAR
 
06 19
 Tubes in ear, right
 TUBE R EAR
 
06 20
 Vascular prosthesis
 VASC PROTH
 
06 21
 Wire sutures
 WIRE SUTUR
 
07
 Missing Body Parts/Organs
  
07 01
 Missing adenoids
 MISS ADND
 
07 02
 Missing appendix
 MISS APPNX
 
07 03
 Missing arm, left
 MISS L ARM
 
07 04
 Missing arm, right
 MISS R ARM
 
07 05
 Missing arm, lower left
 MISS LL ARM
 
07 06
 Missing arm, lower right
 MISS LR ARM
 
07 07
 Missing breasts
 MISS BRSTS
 
07 08
 Missing breast, left
 MISS L BRST
 
07 09
 Missing breast, right
 MISS R BRST
 
07 10
 Missing ear, left
 MISS L EAR
 
07 11
 Missing ear, right
 MISS R EAR
 
07 12
 Missing eye, left
 MISS L EYE
 
07 13
 Missing eye, right
 MISS R EYE
 
07 14
 Missing finger(s), left hand
 MISS L FGR
 
07 15
 Missing finger(s), right hand
 MISS R FGR
 
07 16
 Missing finger joint(s), left hand
 MISS L FJT
 
07 17
 Missing finger joint(s), right hand
 MISS R FJT
 
07 18
 Missing foot, left
 MISS L FT
 
07 19
 Missing foot, right
 MISS R FT
 
07 20
 Missing gallbladder
 MISS GALL
 
07 21
 Missing hand, left
 MISS L HND
 
07 22
 Missing hand, right
 MISS R HND
 
07 23
 Missing intestines
 MISS INTES
 
07 24
 Missing kidney, left
 MISS L KI
 
07 25
 Missing kidney, right
 MISS R KI
 
07 26
 Missing larynx
 MISS LRYNX
 
07 27
 Missing leg, left
 MISS L LEG
 
07 28
 Missing leg, right
 MISS R LEG
 
07 29
 Missing leg, lower left
 MISS LL LEG
 
07 30
 Missing leg, lower right
 MISS LR LEG
 
07 31
 Missing lung, left
 MISS L LUNG
 
07 32
 Missing lung, right
 MISS R LUNG
 
07 33
 Missing nose
 MISS NOSE
 
07 34
 Missing ovaries
 MISS OVARS
 
07 35
 Missing ovary, left
 MISS L OVAR
 
07 36
 Missing ovary, right
 MISS R OVAR
 
07 37
 Missing pancreas
 MISS PANCR
 
07 38
 Missing prostate gland
 MISS PROST
 
07 39
 Missing spleen
 MISS SPLEN
 
07 40
 Missing stomach
 MISS STOMA
 
07 41
 Missing testis, left
 MISS L TES
 
07 42
 Missing testis, right
 MISS R TES
 
07 43
 Missing thyroid
 MISS THYRD
 
07 44
 Missing toe(s), left foot
 MISS L TOE
 
07 45
 Missing toe(s), right foot
 MISS R TOE
 
07 46
 Missing tongue
 MISS TONG
 
07 47
 Missing tonsils
 MISS TONSL
 
07 48
 Missing uterus
 MISS UTRUS
 
08
 Moles
  
08 01
 Mole on arm, left
 MOLE L ARM
 
08 02
 Mole on arm, right
 MOLE R ARM
 
08 03
 Mole on breast, left
 MOLE L BRST
 
08 04
 Mole on breast, right
 MOLE R BRST
 
08 05
 Mole on buttock, left
 MOLE L BUTTK
 
08 06
 Mole on buttock, right
 MOLE R BUTTK
 
08 07
 Mole on cheek (face), left
 MOLE L CHK
 
08 08
 Mole on cheek (face), right
 MOLE R CHK
 
08 09
 Mole on chin
 MOLE CHIN
 
08 10
 Mole on ear, left
 MOLE L EAR
 
08 11
 Mole on ear, right
 MOLE R EAR
 
08 12
 Mole on eyebrow/eye area, left
 MOLE L EYE
 
08 13
 Mole on eyebrow/eye area, right
 MOLE R EYE
 
08 14
 Mole on finger(s), left hand
 MOLE L FGR
 
08 15
 Mole on finger(s), right hand
 MOLE R FGR
 
08 16
 Mole on forehead
 MOLE FHD
 
08 17
 Mole on hand, left
 MOLE L HND
 
08 18
 Mole on hand, right
 MOLE R HND
 
08 19
 Mole on lip, lower
 MOLE L LIP
 
08 20
 Mole on lip, upper
 MOLE U LIP
 
08 21
 Mole on neck
 MOLE NECK
 
08 22
 Mole on nose
 MOLE NOSE
 
08 23
 Mole on wrist, left
 MOLE L WRS
 
08 24
 Mole on wrist, right
 MOLE R WRS
 
09
 Needle ("Track") Marks
  
09 01
 Needle marks on arm, left
 NM L ARM
 
09 02
 Needle marks on arm, right
 NM R ARM
 
09 03
 Needle marks on buttock, left
 NM L BUTTK
 
09 04
 Needle marks on buttock, right
 NM R BUTTK
 
09 05
 Needle marks on finger(s), left hand
 NM L FGR
 
09 06
 Needle marks on finger(s), right hand
 NM R FGR
 
09 07
 Needle marks on foot, left
 NM L FOOT
 
09 08
 Needle marks on foot, right
 NM R FOOT
 
09 09
 Needle marks on hand, left
 NM L HND
 
09 10
 Needle marks on hand, right
 NM R HND
 
09 11
 Needle marks on leg, left
 NM L LEG
 
09 12
 Needle marks on leg, right
 NM R LEG
 
09 13
 Needle marks on thigh, left
 NM L THIGH
 
09 14
 Needle marks on thigh, right
 NM R THIGH
 
09 15
 Needle marks on wrist, left
 NM L WRIST
 
09 16
 Needle marks on wrist, right
 NM R WRIST
 
10
 Other Physical Characteristics
  
10 01
 Bald; Balding
 BALD
 
10 02
 Cleft chin
 CLEFT CHIN
 
10 03
 Dimples, left cheek (face)
 DIMP L CHK
 
10 04
 Dimples, right cheek (face)
 DIMP R CHK
 
10 05
 Freckles
 FRECKLES
 
10 06
 Hair implants
 HAIR IMPL
 
10 07
 Pierced ears
 PRCD EARS
 
10 08
 Pierced left ear
 PRCD L EAR
 
10 09
 Pierced right ear
 PRCD R EAR
 
10 10
 Pierced nose
 PRCD NOSE
 
11
 Scars
  
11 01
 Scar on abdomen
 SC ABDOM
 
11 02
 Scar on ankle, left
 SC L ANKL
 
11 03
 Scar on ankle, right
 SC R ANKL
 
11 04
 Scar on arm, left upper
 SC UL ARM
 
11 05
 Scar on arm, right upper
 SC UR ARM
 
11 06
 Scar on back
 SC BACK
 
11 07
 Scar on breast, left
 SC L BRST
 
11 08
 Scar on breast, right
 SC R BRST
 
11 09
 Scar on buttock, left
 SC L BUTTK
 
11 10
 Scar on buttock, right
 SC R BUTTK
 
11 11
 Scar on calf, left
 SC L CALF
 
11 12
 Scar on calf, right
 SC R CALF
 
11 13
 Scar on cheek (face), left
 SC L CALF
 
11 14
 Scar on cheek (face), right
 SC R CHK
 
11 15
 Scar on chest
 SC CHEST
 
11 16
 Scar on chin
 SC CHIN
 
11 17
 Scar on ear, left
 SC L EAR
 
11 18
 Scar on ear, right
 SC R EAR
 
11 19
 Scar on elbow, left
 SC L ELB
 
11 20
 Scar on elbow, right
 SC R ELB
 
11 21
 Scar on eyebrow/eye area, left
 SC L EYE
 
11 22
 Scar on eyebrow/eye area, right
 SC R EYE
 
11 23
 Scar on finger(s), left hand
 SC L FGR
 
11 24
 Scar on finger(s), right hand
 SC R FGR
 
11 25
 Scar on foot, left
 SC L FT
 
11 26
 Scar on foot, right
 SC R FT
 
11 27
 Scar on forearm, left
 SC LF ARM
 
11 28
 Scar on forearm, right
 SC RF ARM
 
11 29
 Scar on forehead
 SC FHD
 
11 30
 Scar on hand, left
 SC L HND
 
11 31
 Scar on hand, right
 SC R HND
 
11 32
 Scar on head (non-specific)
 SC HEAD
 
11 33
 Scar on knee, left
 SC L KNEE
 
11 34
 Scar on knee, right
 SC R KNEE
 
11 35
 Scar on lip, lower
 SC LOW LIP
 
11 36
 Scar on lip, upper
 SC UP LIP
 
11 37
 Scar on neck
 SC NECK
 
11 38
 Scar on nose
 SC NOSE
 
11 39
 Pockmarks
 POCKMARKS
 
11 40
 Scar on shoulder, left
 SC L SHLD
 
11 41
 Scar on shoulder, right
 SC R SHLD
 
11 42
 Scar on thigh, left
 SC L THGH
 
11 43
 Scar on thigh, right
 SC R THGH
 
11 44
 Scar on wrist, left
 SC L WRIST
 
11 45
 Scar on wrist, right
 SC R WRIST
 
12
 Skin Discolouration (including birthmarks)
  
12 01
 Discolouration on abdomen
 DISC ABDOM
 
12 02
 Discolouration on ankle, left
 DISC L ANK
 
12 03
 Discolouration on ankle, right
 DISC R ANK
 
12 04
 Discolouration on arm, left
 DISC L ARM
 
12 05
 Discolouration on arm, right
 DISC R ARM
 
12 06
 Discolouration on back
 DISC BACK
 
12 07
 Discolouration on buttock, left
 DISC L BUT
 
12 08
 Discolouration on buttock, right
 DISC R BUT
 
12 09
 Discolouration on cheek (face), left
 DISC L CHK
 
12 10
 Discolouration on cheek (face), right
 DISC R CHK
 
12 11
 Discolouration on chest
 DISC CHEST
 
12 12
 Discolouration on chin
 DISC CHIN
 
12 13
 Discolouration on ear, left
 DISC L EAR
 
12 14
 Discolouration on ear, right
 DISC R EAR
 
12 15
 Discolouration on eyebrow, left; l-eye area
 DISC L EYE
 
12 16
 Discolouration on eyebrow, right; r-eye area
 DISC R EYE
 
12 17
 Discolouration on finger(s), left hand
 DISC L FGR
 
12 18
 Discolouration on finger(s), right hand
 DISC R FGR
 
12 19
 Discolouration on foot, left
 DISC L FT
 
12 20
 Discolouration on foot, right
 DISC R FT
 
12 21
 Discolouration on forehead
 DISC FHD
 
12 22
 Discolouration on hand, left
 DISC L HND
 
12 23
 Discolouration on hand, right
 DISC R HND
 
12 24
 Discolouration on knee, left
 DISC L KNEE
 
12 25
 Discolouration on knee, right
 DISC R KNEE
 
12 26
 Discolouration on leg, left
 DISC L LEG
 
12 27
 Discolouration on leg, right
 DISC R LEG
 
12 28
 Discolouration on lip, lower
 DISC L LIP
 
12 29
 Discolouration on lip, upper
 DISC U LIP
 
12 30
 Discolouration on neck
 DISC NECK
 
12 31
 Discolouration on nose
 DISC NOSE
 
12 32
 Discolouration on shoulder, left
 DISC L SHLD
 
12 33
 Discolouration on shoulder, right
 DISC R SHLD
 
12 34
 Discolouration on wrist, left
 DISC L WRS
 
12 35
 Discolouration on wrist, right
 DISC R WRS
 
13
 Tattoos
  
13 01
 Tattoo on abdomen
 TAT ABDOM
 
13 02
 Tattoo on ankle, left
 TAT L ANKL
 
13 03
 Tattoo on ankle, right
 TAT R ANKL
 
13 04
 Tattoo on arm, left upper
 TAT UL ARM
 
13 05
 Tattoo on arm, right upper
 TAT UR ARM
 
13 06
 Tattoo on back
 TAT BACK
 
13 07
 Tattoo on breast
 TAT BREAST
 
13 08
 Tattoo on breast, left
 TAT L BRST
 
13 09
 Tattoo on breast, right
 TAT R BRST
 
13 10
 Tattoo on buttocks
 TAT BUTTK
 
13 11
 Tattoo on buttock, left
 TAT L BUTTK
 
13 12
 Tattoo on buttock, right
 TAT R BUTTK
 
13 13
 Tattoo on calf, left
 TAT L CALF
 
13 14
 Tattoo on calf, right
 TAT R CALF
 
13 15
 Tattoo on cheek (face), left
 TAT L CHK
 
13 16
 Tattoo on cheek (face), right
 TAT R CHK
 
13 17
 Tattoo on chest
 TAT CHEST
 
13 18
 Tattoo on chin
 TAT CHIN
 
13 19
 Tattoo on ear, left
 TAT L EAR
 
13 20
 Tattoo on ear, right
 TAT R EAR
 
13 21
 Tattoo on finger(s), left hand
 TAT L FGR
 
13 22
 Tattoo on finger(s), right hand
 TAT R FGR
 
13 23
 Tattoo on forearm, left
 TAT LF ARM
 
13 24
 Tattoo on forearm, right
 TAT RF ARM
 
13 25
 Tattoo on forehead
 TAT FHD
 
13 26
 Tattoo on groin area
 TAT GROIN
 
13 27
 Tattoo on hand, left
 TAT L HND
 
13 28
 Tattoo on hand, right
 TAT R HND
 
13 29
 Tattoo on head (non-specific)
 TAT HEAD
 
13 30
 Tattoo on knee, left
 TAT L KNEE
 
13 31
 Tattoo on knee, right
 TAT R KNEE
 
13 32
 Tattoo on neck
 TAT NECK
 
13 33
 Tattoo on nose
 TAT NOSE
 
13 34
 Tattoo on shoulder, left
 TAT L SHLD
 
13 35
 Tattoo on shoulder, right
 TAT R SHLD
 
13 36
 Tattoo on thigh, left
 TAT L THGH
 
13 37
 Tattoo on thigh, right
 TAT R THGH
 
13 38
 Tattoo on wrist, left
 TAT L WRS
 
13 39
 Tattoo on wrist, right
 TAT R WRS
 
90
 Other
  

(1) Levine, Lowell J. "The Role of the Forensic Odontologist in Human Rights Investigations." American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 5.4 (1984): 313-320.

(2) Dueck, Judith, and Aída María Noval. "Supporting Document K: Personal Descriptors." HURIDOCS Standard Formats: Supporting Documents. Oslo: HURIDOCS, 1993. 113-122.