'Caries' definitions:
Definition of 'caries'
From: WordNet
noun
Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: cavity, caries, dental caries, tooth decay]
Definition of 'Caries'
From: GCIDE
- Carib \Car"ib\, n.; pl. Caries. [See Cannibal.] (Ethol.) A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly most of the West India islands. [1913 Webster] Caribbean
Definition of 'Caries'
From: GCIDE
- Caries \Ca"ri*es\, n. [L., decay.] (Med.) Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'caries'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- carrion,
- decay,
- decomposition,
- dry gangrene,
- dry rot,
- foulness,
- gangrene,
- gas gangrene,
- moist gangrene,
- mortification,
- necrosis,
- necrotic tissue,
- noma,
- putrefaction,
- putrescence,
- putridity,
- putridness,
- rancidity,
- rancidness,
- rankness,
- rot,
- rottenness,
- slough,
- sphacelation,
- sphacelus,
- spoilage,
- tooth decay