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Definition of caries noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

caries

noun
 
/ˈkeəriːz/
 
/ˈkeriːz/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. decay (= damage from natural causes or lack of care) in teeth or bones
    • dental caries
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin.
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