Caries

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1. Noun form

of Carib

2. Noun

Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.

3. Noun

soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
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