sordes

sordes
A dark brown or blackish crustlike collection on the lips, teeth, and gums of a person with dehydration associated with a chronic debilitating disease. [L. filth, fr. sordeo, to be foul]

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sor·des 'sȯr-(.)dēz n, pl sordes the crusts that collect on the teeth and lips in debilitating diseases with protracted low fever

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pl. n.
the brownish encrustations that form around the mouth and teeth of patients suffering from fevers.

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sor·des (sorґdēz) [L. “filth”] dirt; debris; especially the encrustations and accumulations of food, epithelial matter, and bacteria collected on the teeth and lips during a prolonged fever.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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