Caries [noun]

Definition of Caries:

decay of a tooth

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Opposite/Antonyms of Caries:

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Sentence/Example of Caries:

It has been recently used to relieve toothache arising from caries.

Caries was a pustular disease, in which bristle-like hairs formed a prominent feature.

In the best known species, Tilletia caries, they constitute the “bunt” of wheat.

Bunt is another pest (Tilletia caries) which occupies the whole farinaceous portion of the grains of wheat.

Caries of the os pedis, of the lateral ligaments of the pedal-joint, or of the lateral cartilages, is a result.

In fact, I have held the opinion, and see no reason to modify it, that calcareous deposits are safeguards against caries.'

If it does not slip but meets with a uniform resistance there is indeed caries, but it is as yet slight.

The flat side is the uppermost, the round side underneath, and the flat or upper side caries the leaf.

Frequently the long process cannot be seen, or it may indeed have already disappeared as a result of caries.

In the course of a chronic middle-ear suppuration, the incus may become exfoliated or gradually disappear as the result of caries.