scarificator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scarificator
1605–15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); see scarify, -ator
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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
The first, patented in 1847, was similar in external appearance 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
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
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
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