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- scar|i|fi|ca|tion «SKAR uh fuh KAY shuhn», noun.1. the act of scarifying.2. a scratch or scratches: »
scarification in elaborate geometrical patterns (Atlantic).
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scar — scar·ab; scar·a·bae·id; scar·a·bae·i·dae; scar·a·bae·i·doid; scar·a·bae·i·form; scar·a·bae·oi·dea; scar·a·bae·us; scar·a·bee; scar·a·be·idae; scar·a·mouch; scar·bo·rough; scar·ci·ty; scar; scar·er; scar·i·dae; scar·i·fi·ca·tion; scar·i·fi·ca·tor; … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
cic´a|tri|za´tion — cic|a|trize «SIHK uh tryz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, trized, triz|ing. to heal by forming a scar: »Figurative. Prior to the discovery of atomic energy, mankind could hope to pass through a sequence of…bloodlettings and cicatrize its… … Useful english dictionary
vac|ci|na|tion — «VAK suh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act, practice, or process of vaccinating: »Vaccination has made smallpox a very rare disease. 2. the scar where vaccine was injected … Useful english dictionary
scarification — scar·i·fi·ca·tion … English syllables
scarify — scar•i•fy [[t]ˈskær əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) srg to make scratches or superficial incisions in, as in vaccination 2) to wound with severe criticism 3) agr. bot to hasten the sprouting of (hard covered seeds) by making incisions in the… … From formal English to slang
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
scarification — The making of a number of superficial incisions in the skin. [L. scarifico, to scratch, fr. G. skariphos, a style for sketching] * * * scar·i·fi·ca·tion .skar ə fə kā shən, .sker n 1) the act or process of scarifying <vaccination by… … Medical dictionary
Scarification — Scar i*fi*ca tion, n. [L. scarificatio: cf. F. scarification.] The act of scarifying. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
