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Encyclopedia > Caries

Caries is a progressive destruction of any kind of bone structure, including the skull, the ribs and other bones. Grays illustration of a human femur, a typically recognized bone. ... For symbolic or mythic uses of the human skull, see Skull (symbolism) A Hippopotamuss skull A skull, or cranium, is a bony structure of vertebrates which serves as the general framework for a head. ... Rib Cage - Grays Anatomy This article is about the bones called ribs. ...


When people hear the word caries, they usually think of dental caries, which is only one of many forms of caries.


Caries can be caused by osteomyelitis, which is a bacterial disease. Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria is also the fictional name of a warring nation under Benzino Napaloni as dictator, in the 1940 film The Great Dictator... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ...


A disease which involves caries is mastoiditis, an inflammation of the mastoid process, in which the bone gets eroded. Mastoiditis is an infection of the mastoid process, the portion of the temporal bone of the skull that is behind the ear. ... Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate cascade. ... The mastoid process (or mastoid bone) is a conical bump of the posterior portion of the temporal bone that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates and serves as a site of neck muscle attachment (the Sternocleidomastoid, Splenius capitis, and Longissimus capitis). ...


"Caries" is also a slang Italian word meaning corrupt.


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