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What are caries?

• Groxx 16y ago
  I had to look it up too. I've never seen/heard that word before, and don't expect to again. car●ies |ˈkerēz| noun decay and crumbling of a tooth or bone. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin. From New Oxford American Dictionary.
  • shykes 16y ago
    Interesting. In French it's the regular word for cavities.
    • joeycfan 16y ago
      Canada too. I see it all the time.
    • slug 16y ago
      likewise in portuguese, spanish, italian, etc :) but the latin origin of the word clearly explains why that's the case.
      • eru 16y ago
        And German.
• carbocation 16y ago
  Basically, medicalese for cavities.