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cariosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-io-sis
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of a caries (decay inside a bone or tooth).

Uncountable

noun

The condition resulting from the above.

Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, Latin cariōsus (“decayed”) + -osis.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Questions

What does cariosis mean?
The formation of a caries (decay inside a bone or tooth).
Where does cariosis come from?
By surface analysis, Latin cariōsus (“decayed”) + -osis.

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