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Webster 1913 Edition
Scarification
Scarˊi-fi-ca′tion
,Noun.
[L.
scarificatio
: cf. F. scarification
.] The act of scarifying.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scarification
SCARIFICA'TION
,Noun.
In surgery, the operation of making several incisions in the skin with a lancet or other cutting instrument, particularly the cupping instrument.