Pock (Noun)
Meaning
A pustule in an eruptive disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's skin was covered in small pox, each pock filled with a yellowish fluid.
- The doctor examined the pock on the boy's forehead and prescribed an antibiotic.
- After a week of treatment, the pock on her arm began to scab over and heal.
- The pock left a small scar on his cheek, a reminder of his bout with chickenpox.
- The nurse gently cleaned and dressed the pock on the infant's back to promote healing.