Definitions for scarification

scarification scar·i·fi·ca·tion

Spelling: [skar-uh-fi-key-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌskær ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Scarification is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 1053 anagrams from letters in scarification (aaccfiiinorst).

Definitions for scarification

noun

  1. an act or instance of scarifying.
  2. the result of scarifying; a scratch or scratches.

Origin of scarification

1350-1400; Middle English scarificacioun Late Latin scarīficātiōn- (stem of scarīficātiō). See scarify, -ation

Examples for scarification

scarification simply for purposes of ornamentation is not practiced to any great extent by the Negritos around Pinatubo.

Indeed, chipped or flaked flints, now replaced by broken glass, were formerly used for shaving and scarification.

scarification of the affected part is a common mode of treating local inflammatory complaints.

When the moss sickens of the perpetual potato, its rebellion is punished by scarification.

The faces of both sexes were much disfigured as a result of their religious beliefs, which led to the practice of scarification.

A sharp flint serves them as a lancet for letting blood, as well as for scarification in bruises and swellings.

scarification to give vent to pent-up blood or puncture to allow the escape of effused serum will afford prompt relief.

He frequently pretends to suck out such an object by the application of the lips alone, without any scarification whatever.

scarification, with other crude penances, has now been superseded by benefaction.

I concluded that the scars were due to the practice of scarification.

Word Value for scarification
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