Meanings
nounscarificator (plural scarificators)
plural scarificators
- archaicmedicineAn instrument, principally used in cupping, containing several lancets that are moved simultaneously by a spring, used for making slight incisions on a body.
Origin
- Medieval Latinscarificātor
- Englishscarificator
From Medieval Latin scarificātor.
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Arabic مِشْرَاط
- مِشْرَاط (mišrāṭ)cupping glass
Finnish haavakone, kuppauskone
- haavakonecupping glass
- kuppauskonecupping glass
French scarificateur
- scarificateurcupping glass
German Schröpfschnepper, Schröpfschnäpper
- Schröpfschneppercupping glass
- Schröpfschnäppercupping glass
- Schröpfeisencupping glass
Italian scarificatore
- scarificatorecupping glass
Latin scarificātor
- scarificātorcupping glass
Polish skaryfikator
- skaryfikatorcupping glass
Russian скарифика́тор
- скарифика́тор (skarifikátor)cupping glass
Swedish skarifikator
- skarifikatorcupping glass
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APA
scarificator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarificator
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“scarificator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarificator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scarificator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarificator.
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