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
- 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
- adulteration
- armpit
- atrium
- atrophy
- basin
- blight
- breakdown
- bursa
- caries
- cariosity
- cavity
- chamber
- consumption
- corrosion
- crater
- crumbling
- decadence
- decay
- decline
- decomposition
- decrease
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- dent
- dental caries
- dental cavity
- depreciation
- depression
- deterioration
- dilapidation
- disintegration
- disrepair
- dissolution
- downfall
- dying
- extinction
- fading
- failing
- gangrene
- gap
- hole
- hollow
- impairment
- mortification
- perishing
- pit
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- putridness
- rot
- rottenness
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- senescence
- sinus
- socket
- spoilage
- spoilation
- vacuity
- void
- wasting
- wasting away
- withering
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