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. Noun. A pus filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. ¹

2. Noun. Any pit, especially one formed as a scar ¹

3. Verb. To scar or mark with pits ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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

poblano
poblanos
poboy
poboys
pobs
pocan
pochard
pochards
pochay
pochays
pochette
pochettes
pochoir
pochoirs
poché
pock (current term)
pock-pudding
pockard
pockards
pocked
pocker
pocket
pocket-flask
pocket-flasks
pocket-handkerchief
pocket-pool
pocket-size
pocket-sized
pocket-watch
pocket battleship

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