scarification

== English == === Etymology === From Old French scarificacion, from Late Latin scarificatio. See scarify for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ IPA(key): /ˌskaɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (sometimes proscribed; by analogy with scar) === Noun === scarification (countable and uncountable, plural 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. (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. ==== Synonyms ==== scarifying (gerund sense) ==== Hypernyms ==== intradermal administration (which includes intradermal injection and scarifying forms) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === sacrification == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === scarification f (plural scarifications) scarification === Further reading === “scarification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012