Caries

['keəriːz] or [ˈkɛriz]

Definition

(pl. ) of Carib

(n.) Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.

Checker: Pamela

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [L.] (Med.) Ulceration (of a bone), cariosity.

Typed by Doreen

Definition

n. rottenness or decay of a bone.—adj. Cā′rious decayed.

Typed by Kate