sordes

pl n

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

Word Origin for sordes

C18: from Latin sordēs filth

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Examples from the Web for sordes

Historical Examples of 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
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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.
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
Sordes frequently collect about the gums and lips in severe cases.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various

sordes in Medicine

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.