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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The formation or the presence of pits, noting this phenomenon in the pock-mark or vaccination-scar.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of foveating (angling the eyes to focus on an object).
  • noun pitting and scarring, as seen in e.g. smallpox and chickenpox.

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