Caries

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  • noun. Decay of a bone or tooth, especially dental caries.
  • noun. Instances of such decay, especially dental cavities.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A destructive disease of bone, causing a friable condition and worm-eaten appearance, attended with suppuration. It is probable that several distinct pathological processes lead to this morbid condition.
  • noun. A disease of the teeth, resulting in the disintegration of their substance and the formation of cavities. In man and carnivorous animals it is supposed to be caused by one of the bacteria, Leptothrix buccalis. See Leptothrix.
  • noun. In botany, decay of the walls of the cells and vessels.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
    • Word Usage
    "His father knew Iranian government officials back years ago. .still to this day I bet you the name caries respect over in the middle east."
    cross-reference
    caries sicca  dry caries  
    Form
    dental caries  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decay  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    carrion  decay  decomposition  dry gangrene  dry rot  
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