Synonyms of the word

caries

• n. The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

cavity

• n. A hole or hollow depression.
• n. A hollow area within the body (such as the sinuses).
• n. (dentistry) A soft area in a decayed tooth.

decay

• n. The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
• n. A deterioration of condition.
• v. (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
• v. (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by…
• v. (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to…
• v. (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
• v. (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.