Advertisement

Advertisement

scarificator

[ skar-uh-fi-key-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who scarifies.
  2. a surgical instrument for scarifying.


scarificator

/ ˈskærɪ-; ˈskɛərɪfɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

  1. a surgical instrument for use in superficial puncturing of the skin or other tissue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of scarificator1

1605–15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); scarify, -ator
Discover More

Example Sentences

A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe.

Unlike later attempts at improving cupping technology, the scarificator was almost universally adopted.

Paré’s scarificator had a circular case and eighteen blades attached to three rods projecting from the bottom.

It is not known who made the first square scarificator and adapted it to cupping.

By 1780, illustrations in surgical works showed that the bottom of the scarificator was detachable.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


scarificationscarify