scarification
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scarification
- /ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- /ˌskaɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Where it comes from
From Old French scarificacion, from Late Latin scarificatio. See scarify for more.
noun scarifications
- 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.
- 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.
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Talk about this word "scarification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scarification. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scarification. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scarification "scarification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scarification.Cite this
@misc{scarification_2026,
title = {scarification},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scarification},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
