pock

• Nom désignant une pustule ou une petite élevure sur la peau, généralement associée aux maladies éruptives telles que la variole ou la varicelle.

A noun referring to a pustule or small swelling on the skin, typically associated with eruptive diseases such as smallpox or chickenpox.

1. Skin lesionC1formalmedical

   A small, raised pustule or blister on the skin, typically caused by an eruptive disease such as smallpox or chickenpox.

   lésion cutanée pustuleuse

   • The patient's skin was covered in pocks from the infection.
   • Each pock eventually scabs over and heals.
   • The doctor identified the characteristic pocks of chickenpox.

   Synonymesblebblisterpimplepustulevesicle

• Verbe désuet signifiant percer, transpercer ou faire un trou dans quelque chose, ainsi que laisser des marques (cicatrices de variole).

An archaic verb meaning to pierce, stab, or make a hole in something, or to mark with pockmarks.

1. Mark with a scarC1formal

   To mark or scar the skin, typically as a result of disease or injury, leaving small pits or indentations.

   Marquer de cicatrices

   • The disease pocked his face with deep scars.
   • Years of acne had pocked her cheeks.
   • The explosion pocked the walls with shrapnel marks.

   Synonymespitpockmarkscar

   Antonymesflattenpolishsmooth