Hard water deposits are generally to blame.
Yes, the heart could be causing water weight that includes pitting edema. A doctor will need to be consulted to determine the causes.
non pitting
Clear water will "cavitate" (allow bubbles) causing pitting and eventually resulting in pin holes in cylinder liners.
Pitting potential is the potential where the pitting start and this is noticed when the current is suddenly increased that also mean below this value, now pitting corrosion will initiate Many parameters can effluence the pitting potential such as Temperature, halides ions, surface finishing of the alloy and also state of the electrolyte , is it flowing or stagnant.
Non-pitting edema is a type of swelling. Pitting edema occurs when the swollen area is pressed and remains indented. The indentation does not occur with non-pitting edema.
Pitting= Too high surface pressure on gear or lack of lubrication
Pitting is when there are small holes starting to appear in steel often caused by corrosion/rust
Pitting edema is a swollen area that will give when pressed and retain a depression for a minute , or so.
Washers failing, washer seat pitting or corroding causing washers to fail quickly, hard to turn - oring needs to be re greased.
Frog pitting is a procedure used to kill frogs at ethical standards required by organizations in order to conduct research on animals
edema
Ring wear, sludge buildup around the ring grooves, valve guide wear, rod and main bearing wear, camshaft and lifter pitting, oil consumption ring failure. Other than that, not much.