Scarification
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scarification is a noun meaning The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
Meaning
The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
More Meanings
- A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.
- The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.
- (medicine) A route of administration for some vaccinations and tests: rather than hypodermic injection, the site is inoculated intradermally not with any injection but rather only with small, shallow pricks or scratches; the needle is not hollow.
Word Forms
- scarifications
Synonyms for scarification
Depending on context, synonyms include scarifying.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scarifier, rasion, scarping, scoriation, scraping, scrapping.
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