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carious

[ kair-ee-uh s ]

/ ˈkɛər i əs /

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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

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

Medical definitions for carious

carious

[ kâr′ē-əs ]

adj.

Having caries; decayed.