caries
[kair-eez, -ee-eez]
noun, plural car·ies.
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
Origin of caries
First recorded in 1625–35, caries is from the Latin word cariēs decay
Carie
[kar-ee]
noun
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Related Words for caries
crater, disrepair, corrosion, disintegration, impairment, decomposition, deterioration, blight, extinction, rot, degeneration, dent, decay, void, vacuity, hollow, pocket, chamber, gap, atriumExamples from the Web for caries
Historical Examples of caries
In some cases, the odor arising from caries is combined with that of the stomach.
In toothache arising from caries, and as a lotion to the temples in headache.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
The quality of Fijian teeth as reflected by frequency of caries is excellent.
A Racial Study of the FijiansNorman E. Gabel
It was a case of caries, they said, and Austin mustn't hunt sheep any more.
Austin and His FriendsFrederic H. Balfour
Scepticism, that caries of the intelligence, had not left him a single whole idea.
Les MisrablesVictor Hugo
caries
noun plural -ies
Word Origin for caries
C17: from Latin: decay; related to Greek kēr death
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caries
[kâr′ēz]
n. pl. caries
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caries
[kâr′ēz]
Plural caries
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