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ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Scarification
/ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc..
Definitions by Sense
The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
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.