scarification /scar·i·fi·ca·tion/ (skar″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shun) production in the skin of many small superficial scratches or punctures, as for introduction of vaccine.
scarification
scarification [skar″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shun]
scarification (skar·ˈ
·fi·kāˑ·shn),
scar·i·fi·ca·tion (sk r  -f -k  shn)n. The act of making shallow cuts in the skin. |
scarification
[sker′ifikā′shən]
Etymology: L, scarifare, to scratch open
multiple superficial scratches or incisions in the skin, such as those made for the introduction of a vaccine. The term is erroneously used to mean "producing a scar."
scarification [skar″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shun]
production in the skin of many small superficial scratches or punctures, as for introduction of vaccine. Erroneously used to mean scarring.
scarification (skar·ˈ
·fi·kāˑ·shn),n the process of repeatedly scratching or puncturing the skin superficially before the introduction of a vaccine.
scarification
production in the skin of many small superficial scratches or punctures, as for introduction of vaccine. Erroneously used to mean scarring.
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