scarification
[noun]
Synonyms: scar, cicatrix

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scarification noun. [,skarɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ǝ)n, ,skɛ:rɪ-] LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin scarificatio(n-), from scarificat- pa. ppl stem of scarificare: see SCARIFY verb¹, -ATION.]
1. The action or process of scarifying something; an instance of this. LME.

2. A slight incision or group of incisions in the skin or a mucous membrane, esp. (in Medicine) made with a scarificator. M16.

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