DENTAL CARIES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

caries; cavity; dental caries; tooth decay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("dental caries" is a kind of...):

decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior)

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