pockmark
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pock·mark
(pŏk′märk′)n.
1. A pitlike scar left on the skin by smallpox or another eruptive disease.
2. A small pit on a surface: The gophers left the lawn covered with pockmarks.
tr.v. pock·marked, pock·mark·ing, pock·marks
To cover with pockmarks; pit.
pock′marked′ adj.
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pockmark
(ˈpɒkˌmɑːk)n
1. (Pathology) Also called: pock a pitted scar left on the skin after the healing of a smallpox or similar pustule
2. any pitting of a surface that resembles or suggests such scars
vb
(tr) to scar or pit (a surface) with pockmarks
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pock•mark
(ˈpɒkˌmɑrk)n.
1. a scar or pit on the skin left by a pustule of smallpox, acne, etc.
2. a small pit or scar resembling this.
v.t. 3. to mark or scar with or as if with pockmarks.
[1665–75]
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pockmark
Past participle: pockmarked
Gerund: pockmarking
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Noun | 1. | pockmark - a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease |
Verb | 1. | pockmark - mark with or as if with pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pockmark
(ˈpokmaːk) noun a scar or small dent in the skin caused by smallpox etc. marca/hoyo de la viruela
ˈpockmarked adjective picado de viruelas
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pock·mark
n. marca, señal o cicatriz;
marca de una pústula;
señal que deja la viruela.
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pockmark
n cacaraña, hoyo en el rostro producido por la viruelaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.