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Scarification

//ˌskɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

Noun

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

From Old French scarificacion, from Late Latin scarificatio.

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