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Definition of Scarifications
1. scarification [n] - See also: scarification
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarifications
Literary usage of Scarifications
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Materia Medica and Therapeutics for Physicians and Students by John Barclay Biddle, Clement Biddle (1895)
"scarifications relieve the preputial œdema of balanitis. ... As scarifications
give vent to effused fluids, they may be used to let out the superficial ..."
2. The Native Races of the Indian Archipelago: Papuans by George Windsor Earl (1853)
"... THE DORY PAPUANS DRESS—scarifications OF THE BODY—ORNAMENTS OCCUPATIONS FOOD
AND LUXURIES—HABITATIONS AND HOUSEHOLD GEAR ARTS AND AGRICULTURE ARMS AND ..."
3. Materia Medica: For the Use of Students by John Barclay Biddle (1874)
"scarifications are slight incisions made in inflamed parts, to relieve the engorged
capillary vessels; they are often employed with benefit in inflammations ..."
4. Ocular Therapeutics by Armand Darier (1903)
"Surgical treatment based upon the progress of modern surgery and the infectious
nature of the granulations ; scarifications, scraping, and brushing. ..."
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