Definitions

caries

[kair-eez, -ee-eez] / ˈkɛər iz, -iˌiz /

NOUN

cavity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crater

STRONG

armpit atrium basin bursa chamber decay dent depression gap hole hollow pit pocket sinus socket vacuity void

Antonyms

STRONG

bulge closure mountain solid

NOUN

decay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blight corrosion decomposition degeneration deterioration disintegration disrepair extinction impairment rot

STRONG

adulteration atrophy consumption crumbling decadence decline decrease decrepitude degeneracy depreciation dilapidation dissolution downfall dying fading failing gangrene mortification perishing putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering

WEAK

wasting away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

building development growth improvement

STRONG

ascent construction increase morality rise

WEAK

flourish germination ripening strength strengthening

NOUN

putrefaction

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

NOUN

putrescence

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

NOUN

putridness

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation wasting withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

NOUN

spoilage

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilation wasting withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

NOUN

tooth decay

Synonyms

WEAK

cariosity cavity dental caries dental cavity

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Widespread caries and toothache -- but also some dental work and filing of front teeth.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2023

Caries-related parameters included root canal fillings, apical rarefactions and caries lesions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

The capsule caries a precious cargo - a handful of dust grabbed from asteroid Bennu, a mountain-sized space rock that promises to inform the most profound of questions: Where do we come from?

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Cavities, or caries, are the most common chronic disease in kids – five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than environmental allergies, despite being preventable.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

Cervical caries has to be diagnosed from rheumatic torticollis, and from the effects of injuries, such as a sprain or twist of the spine.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

caries

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