Dictionary

scarification en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌskaɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ sometimes proscribed; by analogy with scar
• /ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French scarificacion, from Late Latin scarificatio. See scarify for more.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of scarifying: raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
2. (countable, uncountable) A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.
3. (countable, uncountable) The scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification.
4. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Hypernyms

intradermal administration

Relateds

scarifier

Synonyms

scarifying

Translations (5)

pl skaryfikacja (body modification) · pl skaryfikacja (medieval penance) · es escarificación (medicine) · es escarificación (raking) · pl skaryfikacja (raking)