scarification

[ skar-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌskær ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of scarifying.

the result of scarifying; a scratch or scratches.

Origin of scarification

1350–1400; Middle English scarificacioun<Late Latin scarīficātiōn- (stem of scarīficātiō). See scarify, -ation

Words nearby scarification

Scarfe, scarf joint, scarfpin, scarfskin, Scargill, scarification, scarificator, scarify, scarious, scarlatina, scarlatina hemorrhagica

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Example sentences from the Web for scarification

I concluded that the scars were due to the practice of scarification.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan
He frequently pretends to suck out such an object by the application of the lips alone, without any scarification whatever.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees|James Mooney
When the moss sickens of the perpetual potato, its rebellion is punished by scarification.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
Scarification is nowhere practiced in eastern Mindano except among the Mamnuas.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan

Scarification simply for purposes of ornamentation is not practiced to any great extent by the Negritos around Pinatubo.
Negritos of Zambales|William Allan Reed

Medical definitions for scarification

scarification

[ skăr′ə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

The act of making shallow cuts in the skin.

单词	scarification
释义	scarification [ skar-uh-fi-key-shuhn ] / ˌskær ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scarification ON THESAURUS.COM noun an act or instance of scarifying. the result of scarifying; a scratch or scratches. Origin of scarification 1350–1400; Middle English scarificacioun<Late Latin scarīficātiōn- (stem of scarīficātiō). See scarify, -ation Words nearby scarification Scarfe, scarf joint, scarfpin, scarfskin, Scargill, scarification, scarificator, scarify, scarious, scarlatina, scarlatina hemorrhagica Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scarification I concluded that the scars were due to the practice of scarification. The Manbos of Mindano\|John M. Garvan He frequently pretends to suck out such an object by the application of the lips alone, without any scarification whatever. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees\|James Mooney When the moss sickens of the perpetual potato, its rebellion is punished by scarification. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850\|Various Scarification is nowhere practiced in eastern Mindano except among the Mamnuas. The Manbos of Mindano\|John M. Garvan Scarification simply for purposes of ornamentation is not practiced to any great extent by the Negritos around Pinatubo. Negritos of Zambales\|William Allan Reed Words related to scarification laceration, wound, trim, shave, chip, rip, snip, slit, rent, passage, slot, trench, fissure, section, mark, nick, slash, cleft, gash, prick Medical definitions for scarification scarification [ skăr′ə-fĭ-kā′shən ] n. The act of making shallow cuts in the skin. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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scarification

noun

Origin of scarification

Words nearby scarification

Example sentences from the Web for scarification

Words related to scarification

Medical definitions for scarification

n.