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Webster 1913 Edition


Caries


Ca′ri-es

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Caries

CARIES

,
Noun.
The corruption or mortification of a bone; an ulcerated bone.

Definition 2024


caries

caries

See also: cariés, caríes, and cáries

English

Noun

caries (plural caries)

  1. The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay

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French

Noun

caries f

  1. plural of carie

Verb

caries

  1. second-person singular present indicative of carier
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of carier

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Latin

Etymology

From careō (to lack).

Pronunciation

Noun

cariēs f (genitive cariēī); fifth declension

  1. rot, rottenness, corruption

Inflection

Fifth declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cariēs cariēs
genitive cariēī cariērum
dative cariēī cariēbus
accusative cariem cariēs
ablative cariē cariēbus
vocative cariēs cariēs

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caries.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka̠.ɾj̝e̞s/

Noun

caries f (plural caries)

  1. (dentistry) caries, cavity