dental caries

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dental caries

noun

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

    Similar: tooth decay

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noun disease of the teeth

Españolcaries
日本語虫歯 mushiba, 齲蝕 ushoku
中文齲齒 /龋齿 qǔchǐ, 蛀牙 zhùyá
Françaiscarie, carie dentaire
Ελληνικάτερηδόνα teridóna
Русскийкариес зубов karijes zubov

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@misc{dental_caries_2026,
  title = {dental caries},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dental%20caries},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}