carious
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- cariosity noun
- cariousness noun
Etymology
Origin of carious
1520–30; < Latin cariōsus decayed, rotten, equivalent to cari ( ēs ) caries + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Nuwer's so-called cavities, he concluded, had actually been "incipient carious lesions," a form of early stage decay that some dentists call "microcavities."
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2011
But other experts are critical of the Diagnodent and other early detection devices because they identify areas on teeth that aren't actually carious lesions.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2011
Ms. Nuwer’s so-called cavities, he concluded, had actually been “incipient carious lesions,” a form of early-stage decay that some dentists call “microcavities.”
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011
But other experts are critical of the Diagnodent and other early-detection devices because they identify areas on teeth that aren’t actually carious lesions.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011
If the bones are more deeply carious, the diseased parts must at all hazards be removed with pliers or gouge.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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