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- s (of teeth) affected with cavities or decay
- His findings: "Not one single carious tooth or filling was found.
- Atop Montmartre there flourish not only tourists in search of vi- carious pleasure, but also some few who indulge themselves.
- Among diseases reported cured by faith: cancer, infantile paralysis, gallstones, asthma, arthritis, nephritis, carious bones, a deformed nose.