| 释义 |
caries|ˈkɛərɪiːz|
[L. cariēs. Cf. F. carie.]
a. Pathol. Decay of the bones or teeth. Also attrib. and Comb.
b. Bot. Decay of vegetable tissue.
1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. xix. 27 The excrementitious humours..to wit the matter of the Caries. 1655Culpepper Riverius ii. xv. 89 A Caries or foulness of the Bone. 1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 746/1 Caries..attacks the cranium in common with the rest of the osseous system. 1859J. Tomes Dental Surg. 305 The enamel and the dentine are the tissues..affected by caries. 1937T. W. & E. V. B. Widdowson Dental Surgery (ed. 3) ix. 228 Many teeth are caries-free until cementum is exposed late in life. 1944Marzell & Bronner Dental Surgeon's Handbk. 10 Caries prophylaxis should begin in early infancy. 1963J. Osborne Dental Mech. (ed. 5) x. 193 These may form a caries-prone area.
Hence † ˈcariez'd ppl. a.
1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. xxix. (1678) 689 His leg all ulcered, and all the bones cariez'd and rotten. |