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    caries

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Illness & disability
    car·ies /ˈkeəriz $ ˈker-/ noun [uncountable] technical  MIdecay in someone’s teeth 龋齿
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    caries• Tooth loss in people under 60, however, is usually caused by dental caries.• dental caries• Children in the lower socioeconomic groups, particularly black youngsters, had the highest caries attack rate.    Origin caries (1500-1600) Latin “decay”
    car·ies nounChineseSyllable
    teeth someone’s decay in Corpus


    caries
    car‧ies /ˈkeəriz $ ˈker-/ noun [uncountable] technical
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: 'decay'
    decay in someone’s teeth


    car·iesBrE /ˈkeəriːz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkeriːz/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (medical 医学) decay in teeth or bones 龋齿；骨疡；骨疽◆dental caries龋