foveation

foveation
Pitted scar formation, as in smallpox, chickenpox, or vaccinia. [L. fovea, a pit]

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fo·ve·a·tion .fō-vē-'ā-shən n
1) the state of being pitted
2) one of the pits in a pitted surface <the pits or \foveations so characteristic of the pockmark (K. F. Maxcy)>

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fo·ve·a·tion (fo″ve-aґshən) 1. the formation of pits or foveae. 2. a pitted condition.

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