• (n.) An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets moved simultaneously by a spring, for making slight incisions.
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A 17thC medical instrument, consisting of a number of blades released by a sprung trigger, which was used for letting blood. The blades made several incisions on the skin at once, and from c. 1800 were also used for preparing the skin for vaccination.
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(skar´ĭ-fĭ-ka″tәr) scarifier.
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A 17thC medical instrument, consisting of a number of blades released by a sprung trigger, which was used for letting blood. The blades made several incisions on the skin at once, and from c. 1800 were also used for preparing the skin for vaccination.
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Scar'i·fi·ca`tor noun [ Confer French
scarificateur .]
(Surg.) An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets moved simultaneously by a spring, for making slight incisions.
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