scarificator

[ skar-uh-fi-key-ter ]

/ ˈskær ə fɪˌkeɪ tər /

a person who scarifies.

a surgical instrument for scarifying.

Origin of scarificator

1605–15; < New Latin (coined by Ambroise Paré); see scarify, -ator

By 1780, illustrations in surgical works showed that the bottom of the scarificator was detachable.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis
One end of each coiled spring was attached to the scarificator casing and the other to one of the support rods.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis
Furthermore, the scarificator was so constructed that when the spring was released only internal parts moved.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis
Frequently a veterinary spring lancet or fleam is mistaken for a human lancet, or a scarificator for an instrument of venesection.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis

After each use, the scarificator was to be cleaned and greased by springing it through a piece of mutton fat.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis

scarificator

/ (ˈskɛərɪfɪˌkeɪtə, ˈskærɪ-) /

a surgical instrument for use in superficial puncturing of the skin or other tissue

scarificator

[ skăr′ə-fĭ-kā′tər ]

A surgical instrument with several spring-operated lancets, used to scarify the skin.