dental caries
кариес зубов
A disease of the teeth resulting in damage to tooth structureA disease of the teeth resulting in damage to tooth structure.
» Brushing the teeth helps protect against dental caries.
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1 senses(uncountable)A disease of the teeth resulting in damage to tooth structure.
кариес зубовkarijes zubov
More definitions
- soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Examples
1 sentencesBrushing the teeth helps protect against dental caries.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
disease of the teeth:
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth:cavitycariestooth decay
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable