What is "caries" in English? Definition and Explanations
What does caries mean in English? Meaning of caries definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "caries" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "caries": soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Noun
Pronunciation in US: /ˈkeriz/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˈkeəriːz/
Synonyms:
crater, dent, decay, void, vacuity, hollow, pocket, chamber, gap, atrium, hole, sinus, pit, basin, depression, socket, bursa, armpit, disrepair, corrosion, disintegration, impairment, decomposition, deterioration, blight, extinction, rot, degeneration, ruination, dilapidation, downfall, dissolution, adulteration, decrease, putrescence, mortification, fading, decadence, decline, senescence, consumption, ruin, putrefaction, putridness, crumbling, withering, decrepitude, atrophy, spoilage, dying, rotting, failing, depreciation, rust, degeneracy, putridity, perishing, wasting, spoilation, gangrene, wasting away, cavity, cariosity, dental caries, dental cavity, ruination, dilapidation, putrescence, dissolution, adulteration, decrease, extinction, disintegration, fading, decadence, decline, mortification, senescence, consumption, rot, ruin, downfall, decomposition, putridness, blight, impairment, degeneration, breakdown, withering, decrepitude, atrophy, spoilage, disrepair, corrosion, dying, rotting, failing, deterioration, depreciation, rust, degeneracy, crumbling, putridity, rottenness, spoilation, wasting, gangrene, perishing, wasting away, ruination, dilapidation, putrefaction, dissolution, adulteration, decrease, mortification, rot, fading, decadence, decline, extinction, senescence, consumption, disintegration, ruin, downfall, decomposition, putridness, blight, impairment, degeneration, breakdown, withering, decrepitude, atrophy, spoilage, disrepair, corrosion, dying, rotting, failing, deterioration, depreciation, rust, degeneracy, crumbling, putridity, rottenness, spoilation, wasting, gangrene, perishing, wasting away, ruination, dilapidation, putrescence, dissolution, adulteration, decrease, mortification, rot, fading, decadence, decline, extinction, senescence, consumption, disintegration, ruin, downfall, decomposition, blight, impairment, degeneration, breakdown, withering, decrepitude, atrophy, spoilage, disrepair, corrosion, dying, rotting, putrefaction, failing, deterioration, depreciation, rust, degeneracy, crumbling, putridity, rottenness, spoilation, wasting, gangrene, perishing, wasting away, ruination, dilapidation, downfall, putrefaction, dissolution, adulteration, decrease, putrescence, mortification, disintegration, fading, decadence, decline, extinction, senescence, consumption, rot, ruin, decomposition, putridness, blight, impairment, degeneration, breakdown, withering, decrepitude, atrophy, disrepair, corrosion, dying, rotting, failing, deterioration, depreciation, rust, degeneracy, crumbling, putridity, spoilation, rottenness, wasting, gangrene, perishing, wasting away,
Antonyms:
bulge, mountain, solid, closure, improvement, building, increase, morality, flourish, development, growth, ascent, rise, construction, germination, ripening, strength, strengthening, increase, morality, betterment, improvement, building, combination, construction, development, growth, rise, ascent, increase, building, morality, betterment, improvement, combination, construction, development, growth, rise, ascent, increase, building, morality, betterment, improvement, combination, construction, development, growth, rise, ascent, increase, morality, betterment, improvement, building, ascent, rise, combination, construction, development, growth,
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