English to English
caries
('k/(@)/r/i/z
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noun (n)
- soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth(noun.process)source: wordnet30
- Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.(noun)source: webster1913