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pitting
noun
: small holes or dents on a surface
Full Definition of PITTING
1
: an arrangement of pits
2
: the action or process of forming pits
3
: the bringing of gamecocks together to fight
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First Known Use of PITTING
1665
Medical Dictionary
pitting
noun
Medical Definition of PITTING
1
: the action or process of forming pits (as in acned skin, a tooth, or a dental restoration)
2
: the formation of a depression or indentation in living tissue that is produced by pressure with a finger or blunt instrument and disappears only slowly following release of the pressure in some forms of edema
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