Definition of Pock

1. Noun. A pustule in an eruptive disease.

Group relationships: Smallpox, Variola, Variola Major
Generic synonyms: Pustule

2. Verb. Mark with a scar. "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
Exact synonyms: Mark, Pit, Scar
Related verbs: Mark, Nock, Score
Generic synonyms: Blemish, Deface, Disfigure
Specialized synonyms: Pockmark, Cicatrise, Cicatrize
Entails: Incise
Derivative terms: Mark, Pit, Pitting, Scar, Scar

Definition of Pock

1. n. A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and vaccine diseases.

Definition of Pock

1. to mark with pocks (pustules caused by an eruptive disease) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Pock

1. A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and vaccine diseases. "Of pokkes and of scab every sore." (Chaucer) Origin: OE. Pokke, AS. Pocc, poc; akin to D. Pok, G. Pocke, and perh. To E. Poke a pocket. Cf. Pox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pock

poboy
poboys
Pocahontas
pocan
Pocatello
pochard
pochard
pochards
pochay
pochays
pochette
pochettes
pochoir
pochoirs
pock (current term)
pock (current term)
pockard
pockards
pocked
pocket
pocket
pocket-handkerchief
pocket-size
pocket-sized
pocketable
pocketbook
pocketbooks
pocketcomb
pocketed
pocketed bat

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