caries

n. 龋, 骨疡 [医] 龋, 骨疡, 骨疽

发音

UK /ˈkɛə.ɹiːz/
其它
US /ˈkɛ.ɹiz/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

    龋齿

    蛀牙

    虫牙

    不可数
  2. 2.

    The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

    Ellipsis of dental caries (“tooth decay”).

    不可数

    Near-synonym: cavity

v.
  1. 1.

    third-person singular simple present indicative of cary

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

cavity dental caries tooth decay

上位词 1

decay

相关短语

dental caries [医] 龋[牙]

词源

Borrowed from Latin cariēs.

来源：wiktionary