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car·i·ous (kâr-s)
adj.
Having caries; decayed.

carious (ker´ēus),
adj pertaining to caries or decay.
carious dentin,
adj pertaining to caries or decay. See wax, carious.


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The first modern-day procedures were still relatively crude; for example, Cowper developed a procedure to drain the maxillary sinus by removing a carious tooth from the maxilla.
Unplanned weight loss also can be associated with oral health related to fractured or carious teeth, as well as poorly fitting or missing dentures.
The half hour drive out northwards from the centre of Leipzig to the plant on its brownfield site takes you through a carious, postindustrial landscape of derelict factories and deserted streets.
 
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