sordes
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of sordes
C18: from Latin sordēs filth
Example Sentences
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The odour must not be mistaken for that due to decomposition of sordes on the teeth and gums of a debilitated patient.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The lips and teeth are in bad cases encrusted with sordes, and the former are dry and cracked, and bleed readily when picked.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Ulcerative stomatitis is frequently met with in debilitated subjects with decayed teeth, and is specially liable to occur during the course of acute febrile diseases in which sordes accumulate about the teeth and gums.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
The sordes or dirt falls to the bottom; the oil swims a-top; and being skimmed off, is barrelled up in small oblong casks.
From Travels through France and Italy by T. (Tobias) Smollett
Delirium, nose bleed, sordes on teeth, brown dry tongue, wants to change position often, muttering, drowsy sleep, picking at things.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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