caries
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilitycariescar‧ies /ˈkeəriz $ ˈker-/ noun [uncountable] technical MIdecay in someone’s teethExamples from the Corpuscaries• Tooth loss in people under 60, however, is usually caused by dental caries.• dental caries• Children in the lower socioeconomic groups, particularly black youngsters, had the highest caries attack rate.Origin caries (1500-1600) Latin “decay”