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·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·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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