scarificator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scarificator
1605–15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); see scarify, -ator
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The introduction of the scarificator represented the major change in the art of cupping between antiquity and the nineteenth century.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
A few British and American surgical supply companies sold special models of scarificator, but always in addition to the common scarificator.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
The defects of the ordinary scarificator were widely recognized.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
Leypoldt’s second patent, issued in 1851, was for a scarificator with a greatly simplified inner mechanism allowing for a substantially smaller and lighter case.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
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