About The Word Caries
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Caries
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What's The Definition Of Caries?
[n] soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Synonyms | Synonyms for Caries: cavity | dental caries | tooth decay Related Terms | Find terms related to Caries: 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 See Also | decay Caries In Webster's Dictionary \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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