scarificator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scarificator
1605–15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); see scarify, -ator
Example Sentences
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According to Bayfield, the blades of the scarificator were generally set at ¼″.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
Turning the wing-tip nut on the top of the scarificator lowered, by means of a yoke, the bottom of the scarificator that was fitted by grooves into the top.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
In some of the octagonal scarificators, the round screw on top ran the height of the scarificator and screwed directly into an internally threaded post inside the blade cover.
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
Late in the century, when sterilization became important, some cuppers went back to the lancet because the scarificator could not be surgically cleansed.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
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