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Paries vs Caries - What's the difference?

paries | caries |

As nouns the difference between paries and caries

is that paries is the wall of any cavity in the body while caries is the progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

paries

English

Noun

(parietes)
  • The wall of any cavity in the body.
  • (zoology) The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.
  • See also

    * parietal

    caries

    English

    Noun

    (caries)
  • The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay
  • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * dental caries