Associations to the word «Caries»

Wiktionary

CARIES, noun. The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay

Dictionary definition

CARIES, noun. Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche