sordes

/ (ˈsɔːdiːz) /

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pl n

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

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Word Origin for sordes

C18: from Latin sordēs filth

Words nearby sordes

sorceress, sorcerous, sorcery, sord, Sordello, sordes, sordid, sordino, sore, soredial, soredium

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How to use sordes in a sentence

Masochismus Larvatus est species hujus degenerationis in qua sordes physicae sordibus adduntur moralibus.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Nec tamen utrique simul ante quinquienniuin sordes de domo Dei propulsare prævaluerunt.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)|Dawson Turner
The odour must not be mistaken for that due to decomposition of sordes on the teeth and gums of a debilitated patient.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
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

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

Medical definitions for sordes

sordes

[ sôr′dēz ]

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