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carious

[ kair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. having caries, as teeth; decayed.


carious

/ ˌkɛərɪ-; ˈkɛərɪˌəʊz; ˈkɛərɪəs; ˌkærɪˈɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • cariosity, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹°ù·¾±Â·´Ç²õ·¾±Â·³Ù²â [kair-ee-, os, -i-tee], ³¦²¹°ùi·´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carious1

1520–30; < Latin ³¦²¹°ù¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ decayed, rotten, equivalent to cari ( ŧ²õ ) caries + -Ųõ³Ü²õ -ous
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But another type of problem, carious lesions or cavities, has been found more often in fossilised teeth.

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The carious or necrotic process may extend to the mastoid cells.

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The bone itself was become carious, and she found it necessary to have the flesh cut open to allow fragments of the bone to come out.

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But other experts are critical of the Diagnodent and other early detection devices because they identify areas on teeth that aren't actually carious lesions.

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Only the fungused brain and carious mouth Of senile things could shape such thought....

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