caries
pronunciation
How to pronounce caries in British English:
UK [ˈkeəri:z]
How to pronounce caries in American English:
US [ˈkeriz]
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- Noun:
- soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Word Origin
- caries (n.)
- 1630s, from Latin caries "rottenness, decay," from Proto-Italic *kas-, usually said to be from PIE root *kere- "to injure, break apart" (cognates: Greek ker "death, destruction," Old Irish krin "withered, faded"). Related: Carious. But de Vaan writes that "semantically, caries may just as well belong to careocared 'to lack' as 'defect, state of defectiveness' ...."
Example
- 1. Factors contributing to increased dental caries risk in eb .
- 2. You can reverse a caries lesion ( before it becomes a cavity ) by using a variety of fluoride products .
- 3. Effect of chinese nutgall on experimental root caries demineralization .
- 4. It also inhibits progression of dental caries .
- 5. Health claims : dietary noncariogenic carbohydrate sweeteners and dental caries .