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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Scarificatioun, n. [ME and e.m.E. scarificacioun (c1400), scarification (1533), L. scarīficātiōn- the action of scarīficāre.] The action of scarifying. — 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 44.
As mair extreme cure sic as ventosis, scarificatioun, blude drawing
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