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scarification

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scarification /scar·i·fi·ca·tion/ (skar?i-fi-ka´shun) production in the skin of many small superficial scratches or punctures, as for introduction of vaccine.
scar·i·fi·ca·tion (skr-f-kshn)
n.
The act of making shallow cuts in the skin.
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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