Meaning of CARIES
| Pronunciation: | | 'kehreez
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| | Definition: | | [n] soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth |
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| | Synonyms: | | cavity, dental caries, tooth decay |
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| | See Also: | | decay | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca"ri*es\, n.[L., decay.] (Med.)
Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and
is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in
which it dies in masses.
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| | Definition: | | Decay of tooth or bone; also known as cavities. |
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| | Related Terms: | | carrion, decay, decomposition, dry gangrene, dry rot, foulness, gangrene, gas gangrene, moist gangrene, mortification, necrosis, necrotic tissue, noma, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity, putridness, rancidity, rancidness, rankness, rot, rottenness, slough, sphacelation, sphacelus, spoilage, tooth decay |
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