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car⋅i⋅ous

  [kair-ee-uhs]
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–adjective
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
Origin:
1520–30; < L cariōsus decayed, rotten, equiv. to cari(ēs) caries + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
car⋅i⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [kair-ee-os-i-tee] , car⋅i⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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car·i·ous   (kâr'ē-əs)   
adj.  Having caries, especially of the teeth; decayed.
car'i·os'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē), car'i·ous·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: car·i·ous
Pronunciation: 'kar-E-&s, 'ker-
Function: adjective
: affected with caries <carious teeth>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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carious car·i·ous (kâr'ē-əs)
adj.
Having caries; decayed.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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