pock
Small scarred indentation
A pock is a small pit or scar left on the skin, especially from a pustule or blister—most commonly from smallpox or chickenpox.
The word appears frequently in compounds: pockmark, pockmarked.
A pocked surface has such indentations: The moon's pocked face, walls pocked with bullet holes.
Permanent mark from healing
- pitFruit's hard seed
- indentationInward cut or setback
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- dimpleFacial skin depression
blemish · pitting · cicatrix · disfigurement · imperfection · depression · cavity · hole
Contagious viral rash illness
- pustulePus-filled skin lesion
- lesionArea of pathological change
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- eruptionViolent sudden release
viral · contagion · fever · outbreak · epidemic · infectious · blister · vesicle
Pus-filled skin lesion
- lesionArea of pathological change
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
cowpox · inoculation · quarantine · scab · fever · contagion · outbreak · immunity
Blister-causing viral infection
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
- itchingIrritating skin sensation
- calamineZinc oxide skin soother
- feverElevated body temperature
shingles · contagious · rash · scab · childhood · outbreak · vesicle · scratching
Spanish colonial soldiers
- epidemicsWidespread disease outbreaks
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- AztecsPre-Columbian Mexican empire
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
depopulation · blankets · New World · immunity · devastation · Incas · contact · genocide
scar
Permanent mark from healing
- pitFruit's hard seed
- indentationInward cut or setback
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
dimple · blemish · pitting · cicatrix · disfigurement · imperfection · depression · cavity · hole · flaw
measles
Contagious viral rash illness
eruption · viral · contagion · fever · outbreak · epidemic · infectious · blister · vesicle · scarring
pustule
Pus-filled skin lesion
- lesionArea of pathological change
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
epidemic · cowpox · inoculation · quarantine · scab · fever · contagion · outbreak · immunity · pustular
varicella
Blister-causing viral infection
fever · shingles · contagious · rash · scab · childhood · outbreak · vesicle · scratching · oatmeal bath
conquistadors
Spanish colonial soldiers
- epidemicsWidespread disease outbreaks
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- AztecsPre-Columbian Mexican empire
colonialism · depopulation · blankets · New World · immunity · devastation · Incas · contact · genocide · Columbian
pockbump
Slight collision or protrusion
protrusion · bulge · knob · protuberance · nodule