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Caries

Caries Meaning & Definition
Caries Definition And Meaning

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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