caries
decay, as of bone: dental caries
Not to be confused with:
carries – conveys or transports from one place to another: He carries her books home from school.
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car·ies
(kâr′ēz)n.
1. Decay of a bone or tooth, especially dental caries.
2. (used with a pl. verb) Instances of such decay, especially dental cavities: a child with several caries.
[Latin cariēs.]
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caries
(ˈkɛəriːz)n, pl -ies
(Pathology) progressive decay of a bone or a tooth
[C17: from Latin: decay; related to Greek kēr death]
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car•ies
(ˈkɛər iz, -iˌiz)n., pl. -ies.
1. decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
[1625–35; < Latin]
car′i•ous, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  caries - soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a toothdecay - the process of gradually becoming inferior |
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Translations
تسوّس ، نَخْرُ العِظام
kaz
caries
fogszuvasodás
tannskemmd
ėduoniskariesas
kariess
zubný kaz
çürükdiş çürüğü
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caries
n → Karies f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
caries
(ˈkeəriiːz) noun decay or rottenness of the teeth.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
car·ies
pl. caries).
1. destrucción progresiva de tejido óseo;
2. caries dentales, pop. dientes picados;
dental carie → ___ dental;
distal ___ → ___ distal;
fissure ___ → ___ de fisura.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
caries
n caries fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.