scarification

ˌskærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of scarification - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art

Rare

cutting designs into skin for body art

Rare

Scarification is a traditional practice in some cultures.

engraving

etching

medical

TECH.

administering vaccines with shallow skin pricks

TECH.

The vaccine was given through scarification.

immunization

inoculation

vaccination

plant

TECH.

scratching or cutting a plant's seed coat to encourage germination

TECH.

Gardeners use scarification to speed up germination of hard seeds..

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Origin of scarification

Latin, scarificare (to scratch)

Examples of scarification in a sentence

Modern scarification can be a form of personal expression.
Scarification was used to administer the smallpox vaccine.
The process of scarification left a small mark on the skin.
Scarification is essential for some types of seeds.
The process of scarification helps in breaking seed dormancy.

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French:scarification, vaccination par scarification, ...
German:Skarifizierung, Skarifikation, ...
Italian:scarificazione, incisione dei semi, ...
Spanish:escarnificación, escariﬁcación, ...
Portuguese:escarificação, ...
Chinese:疤痕艺术, 划痕接种, ...
Japanese:スカリフィケーション, 瘢痕化, ...
Arabic:الوسم, التَخْديش, ...
Hebrew:צִלוּק, חִסּוּן בְּצִלוּק, ...
Russian:скарификация, вакцинация через скарификацию, ...
Ukrainian:шрамування, скарифікація, ...
Hindi:स्कारिफिकेशन, बीज का खरोंचना, ...
Bengali:শরীর কাটা শিল্প, স্কারিফিকেশন, ...
Catalan:escarificació, vacunació per escarificació, ...
Czech:skarifikace, narušení osemení, ...
Danish:ardannelse, skarifikation, ...
Dutch:scarificatie, huidprikvaccinatie, ...
Greek:χαρακτική στο δέρμα, επιφανειακή τομή, ...
Hungarian:szkarifikáció, szkárifikáció, ...
Khmer:ការឆ្លាក់លំនាំលើស្បែកដោយកាត់ស្បែក, វិធីចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងដោយចាក់ម្ជុលរាក់ៗលើស្បែក, ...
Korean:흉터 새김, 피부 찌르기, ...
Persian:اسکارفیکیشن, خراش‌گذاری, ...
Polish:skaryfikacja, szczepienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):cicatrização artística, vacinação por escarificação, ...
Romanian:cicatrizare, vaccinare prin scarificare, ...
Swedish:ärrbildning, skärifikation, ...
Thai:การตัดลวดลายบนผิวหนัง, การเจาะผิวหนัง, ...
Turkish:skarifikasyon, hafif aşılama, ...
Vietnamese:sẹo nghệ thuật, phương pháp chích da, ...

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