carious

[ kair-ee-uhs ]

/ ˈkɛər i əs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR carious ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having caries, as teeth; decayed.

Origin of carious

1520–30; <Latin cariōsus decayed, rotten, equivalent to cari(ēs) caries + -ōsus-ous

OTHER WORDS FROM carious

car·i·os·i·ty

[kair-ee-os-i-tee], /ˌkɛər iˈɒs ɪ ti/, car·i·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby carious

cariogenesis, cariogenic, cariogenicity, cariole, cariology, carious, Carisbrooke Castle, carisoprodol, caritas, caritive, carjack

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Example sentences from the Web for carious

In all cases the extraction of the carious tooth is necessary before the abscess will cease discharging and the sinus heal.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
From carious teeth may be isolated streptothrix, leptothrix, spirilla and fusiform bacilli.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various
She is very charming, no doubt; but look at her mouth, and you will see she has carious teeth—des dents Carrier!
France and the Republic|William Henry Hurlbert
If a periosteal gumma breaks down and invades the skin, a syphilitic ulcer is formed with carious bone at the bottom.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

His teeth became very brittle, and healthy as well as carious broke off from very slight causes.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for carious

carious

cariose (ˈkɛərɪˌəʊz)

/ (ˈkɛərɪəs) /

adjective

(of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed

Derived forms of carious

cariosity (ˌkærɪˈɒsɪtɪ, ˌkɛərɪ-) or cariousness, noun

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Medical definitions for carious

carious

[ kâr′ē-əs ]

adj.

Having caries; decayed.

单词	carious
释义	carious [ kair-ee-uhs ] / ˈkɛər i əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having caries, as teeth; decayed. Origin of carious 1520–30; <Latin cariōsus decayed, rotten, equivalent to cari(ēs) caries + -ōsus-ous OTHER WORDS FROM carious car·i·os·i·ty [kair-ee-os-i-tee], /ˌkɛər iˈɒs ɪ ti/, car·i·ous·ness, noun Words nearby carious cariogenesis, cariogenic, cariogenicity, cariole, cariology, carious, Carisbrooke Castle, carisoprodol, caritas, caritive, carjack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carious In all cases the extraction of the carious tooth is necessary before the abscess will cease discharging and the sinus heal. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles From carious teeth may be isolated streptothrix, leptothrix, spirilla and fusiform bacilli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4\|Various She is very charming, no doubt; but look at her mouth, and you will see she has carious teeth—des dents Carrier! France and the Republic\|William Henry Hurlbert If a periosteal gumma breaks down and invades the skin, a syphilitic ulcer is formed with carious bone at the bottom. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles His teeth became very brittle, and healthy as well as carious broke off from very slight causes. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth British Dictionary definitions for carious carious cariose (ˈkɛərɪˌəʊz) / (ˈkɛərɪəs) / adjective (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed Derived forms of carious cariosity (ˌkærɪˈɒsɪtɪ, ˌkɛərɪ-) or cariousness, noun 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 Words related to carious disagreeable, putrid, tainted, musty, smelly, moldy, stale, fetid, soured, polluted, contaminated, withered, addled, ruined, rank, wasted, spoiled, moldered, perished, decomposed Medical definitions for carious carious [ kâr′ē-əs ] adj. Having caries; decayed. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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carious

adjective

Origin of carious

OTHER WORDS FROM carious

Words nearby carious

Example sentences from the Web for carious

British Dictionary definitions for carious

cariose (ˈkɛərɪˌəʊz)

adjective

Derived forms of carious

Words related to carious

Medical definitions for carious

adj.