pockmark
[ pok-mahrk ]
/ ˈpɒkˌmɑrk /
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noun
Usually pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
a small pit or scar: a tabletop full of pockmarks.
verb (used with object)
to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks: gopher holes pockmarking the field.
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British Dictionary definitions for pockmark
pockmark
/ (ˈpɒkˌmɑːk) /
noun
Also called: pock a pitted scar left on the skin after the healing of a smallpox or similar pustule
any pitting of a surface that resembles or suggests such scars
verb
(tr) to scar or pit (a surface) with pockmarks
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Medical definitions for pockmark
pockmark
[ pŏk′märk′ ]
n.
A pitlike scar that is left on the skin by smallpox or another eruptive disease.
Other words from pockmark
pock′marked′ adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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