Antonyms for caries

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kair-eez, -ee-eez

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛər iz, -iˌiz

Definition of caries

Origin : 1630s, from Latin caries "rottenness, decay," from Proto-Italic *kas-, usually said to be from PIE root *kere- "to injure, break apart" (cf. Greek ker "death, destruction," Old Irish krin "withered, faded"). Related: Carious. But de Vaan writes that "semantically, caries may just as well belong to careocared 'to lack' as 'defect, state of defectiveness' ...."

As in tooth decay : noun decay of a tooth
As in cavity : noun sunken or decayed area
As in putrefaction : noun decay
As in putrescence : noun decay
As in putridness : noun decay
As in spoilage : noun decay
As in decay : noun breaking down, collapse

Example sentences :

In some cases, the odor arising from caries is combined with that of the stomach.
Extract from : « The Ladies Book of Useful Information » by Anonymous

In toothache arising from caries, and as a lotion to the temples in headache.
Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

The quality of Fijian teeth as reflected by frequency of caries is excellent.
Extract from : « A Racial Study of the Fijians » by Norman E. Gabel

It was a case of caries, they said, and Austin mustn't hunt sheep any more.
Extract from : « Austin and His Friends » by Frederic H. Balfour

Scepticism, that caries of the intelligence, had not left him a single whole idea.
Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo

Fire then mounting aloft, caries with it the impurities designed in the 10.
Extract from : « A Discovrse of Fire and Salt (A Discourse of Fire and Salt) » by Blaise de Vigenre

The eating of sweets, and especially the sticky sweets—preserves and the like—was recognized as an important source of caries.
Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

Nodes are generally accompanied with considerable pain, and often with caries and loss of vitality.
Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

There are two forms of disease to which these teeth are liable; caries, or decay, and a loss of vitality, or death.
Extract from : « The Horse's Mouth » by Edward Mayhew

When caries is present, the symptoms do not materially differ from those described as indicating the death of a tooth.
Extract from : « The Horse's Mouth » by Edward Mayhew

Synonyms for caries

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