pit

pit definition - medical

pit (pĭt)

noun
  1. A natural hollow or depression in the body or an organ.
  2. A pockmark.
  3. A sharp-pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, caused by faulty or incomplete calcification or formed by the confluent point of two or more lobes of enamel.
verb
  1. To mark with cavities, depressions, or scars.
  2. To retain an impression after being indented. Used of the skin.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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