scarificator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scarificator
1605–15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); see scarify, -ator
Example Sentences
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It is not known who made the first square scarificator and adapted it to cupping.
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
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
During the minute that the skin was allowed to tumefy under the cup, the scarificator was warmed in the palm of the hand in preparation for the most difficult part of the operation.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
By 1780, illustrations in surgical works showed that the bottom of the scarificator was detachable.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
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