カリエス

noun

caries; carious

Medical term for tooth decay or bone decay. The adjectival use (carious) is less common and mainly appears in medical contexts.

from German Karies

• 歯し科か検けん診しんでカリエスが見みつかった。

  Caries was found during the dental checkup.

• カリエスの進しん行こうを止とめる治ち療りょうが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Treatment to stop the progression of caries is necessary.

noun

spinal caries; tuberculous osteitis; Pott's disease

Abbreviation of 脊椎カリエス (spinal caries). Rare, specialized medical term; not used in everyday language.

See also: 脊椎カリエス

• 脊せき椎ついカリエスは結けっ核かく菌きんによる脊せき椎ついの感かん染せん症しょうで、単たんにカリエスとも呼よばれる。

  Spinal caries is a tuberculous infection of the spine, also simply called 'caries'.