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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.
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scar·i·fi·ca·tion
(skar'i-fi-kā'shŭn),The making of a number of superficial incisions in the skin.
[L. scarifico, to scratch, fr. G. skariphos, a style for sketching]
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scar·i·fi·ca·tion
(skahr'i-fi-kā'shŭn)The making of a number of superficial incisions in the skin.
[L. scarifico, to scratch, fr. G. skariphos, a style for sketching]
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scarification
An obsolete operation in which numerous small cuts were made in the skin so as to increase the blood flow in the underlying tissues.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005