Phrase guide

dental caries

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A disease of the teeth resulting in damage to tooth structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tooth decay

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cavity, caries, tooth decay

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: decay

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 齲齒 /龋齿 (qǔchǐ) — disease of the teeth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛀牙 (zhùyá) — disease of the teeth
  • Czech: zubní kaz — disease of the teeth
  • Finnish: hammaskaries — disease of the teeth
  • French: carie — disease of the teeth
  • French: carie dentaire — disease of the teeth
  • Galician: carie — disease of the teeth
  • Greek: τερηδόνα (teridóna) — disease of the teeth
  • Hungarian: fogszú — disease of the teeth
  • Hungarian: fogszuvasodás — disease of the teeth
  • Japanese: 虫歯 (mushiba) — disease of the teeth
  • Japanese: 齲蝕 (ushoku) — disease of the teeth
  • Malay: کاريس ݢيݢي — disease of the teeth
  • Malay: karies gigi — disease of the teeth
  • Polish: próchnica zębów — disease of the teeth
  • Russian: кариес зубов (karijes zubov) — disease of the teeth
  • Spanish: caries — disease of the teeth
  • Swedish: karies — disease of the teeth
  • Swedish: tandröta — disease of the teeth
  • Tamil: சொத்தை (cottai) — disease of the teeth
  • Thai: ฟันผุ — disease of the teeth
  • Turkish: diş çürüğü — disease of the teeth
  • Venetan: carol — disease of the teeth