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scarification

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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.
scar·i·fi·ca·tion (skr-f-kshn)
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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