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TOOTH DECAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Synonyms:
caries; cavity; dental caries; tooth decay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("tooth decay" is a kind of...):
decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior)