Meanings
noundental caries (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disease of the teeth resulting in damage to tooth structure.
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nounsoft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 齲齒 /龋齿, 蛀牙
- 齲齒 /龋齿 (qǔchǐ)disease of the teeth
- 蛀牙 (zhùyá)disease of the teeth
Czech zubní kaz
- zubní kazdisease of the teeth
Finnish hammaskaries
- hammaskariesdisease of the teeth
French carie, carie dentaire
- cariedisease of the teeth
- carie dentairedisease of the teeth
Greek τερηδόνα
- τερηδόνα (teridóna)disease of the teeth
Hungarian fogszú, fogszuvasodás
- fogszúdisease of the teeth
- fogszuvasodásdisease of the teeth
Japanese 虫歯, 齲蝕
- 虫歯 (mushiba)disease of the teeth
- 齲蝕 (ushoku)disease of the teeth
Malay کاريس ݢيݢي, karies gigi
- کاريس ݢيݢيdisease of the teeth
- karies gigidisease of the teeth
Polish próchnica zębów
- próchnica zębówdisease of the teeth
Russian кариес зубов
- кариес зубов (karijes zubov)disease of the teeth
Spanish caries
- cariesdisease of the teeth
Swedish karies, tandröta
- kariesdisease of the teeth
- tandrötadisease of the teeth
Tamil சொத்தை
- சொத்தை (cottai)disease of the teeth
Thai ฟันผุ
- ฟันผุdisease of the teeth
Turkish diş çürüğü
- diş çürüğüdisease of the teeth
Cite this entry
APA
dental caries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental%20caries
MLA
“dental caries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental%20caries. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dental caries,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental%20caries.
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