sordes

/ (ˈsɔːdiːz) /

pl n

med dark incrustations on the lips and teeth of patients with prolonged fever

Nearby words

sorceress, sorcerous, sorcery, sord, sordello, sordes, sordid, sordino, sore, sore point, a, sore shin

Word Origin for sordes

C18: from Latin sordēs filth

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Examples from the Web for sordes

Again, the tongue may be covered with brown crusts and the teeth with sordes.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Sordes collect about the teeth and lips, and the surface exhales a peculiar odor.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
His tongue becomes dry, hard, and fissured; sordes collect upon the teeth and lips, bloody crusts about the nostrils.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The lips and teeth are in bad cases encrusted with sordes, and the former are dry and cracked, and bleed readily when picked.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

These brown crusts and sordes are usually seen in advanced cases, following the first condition described.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

Medicine definitions for sordes

sordes

[ sôr′dēz ]

n.

A dark brown or blackish crustlike deposit on the lips, teeth, and gums of a person with dehydration resulting from a chronic debilitating disease.