scarificator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scarificator
1605–15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); see scarify, -ator
Example Sentences
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Octagonal scarificator of white metal with an iron lever.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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 Appel, Toby
The defects of the ordinary scarificator were widely recognized.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
Furthermore, the scarificator was so constructed that when the spring was released only internal parts moved.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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