Definition
holes or decayed areas in teeth caused by bacteria eating through tooth enamel, or more generally any hollow spaces inside something.
Etymology
From 'cavity' (from Latin 'cavitas', from 'cavus' meaning 'hollow'). The dental sense became prominent in the early 1900s as modern dentistry developed.
Kelly Says
Cavities are basically bacterial cities—once sugar provides food, bacteria move in, produce acid as a waste product, and that acid dissolves your tooth enamel, creating a hollow space where millions of bacteria can live and multiply.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንዳ ውስጥ
en-da wus-tit
ARالعربية
سقوعات (suqūʻāt)
su-qūʻa-t
BNবাংলা
দাঁতের ফুসকু
da-ater fo-sh-ku
CACatalà
cavitaris
ka-vi-ta-ris
CSČeština
hloubky
hloub-ky
DADansk
huller i tænderne
huller ee tan-dern-e
DEDeutsch
Karies
ka-ri-es
ELΕλληνικά
κενά στα δόντια
ke-na sta don-tia
ESEspañol
cavidades
ka-vi-da-des
FAفارسی
حفره دندان
ha-f-reh dan-tan
FRFrançais
cavités
ka-ve-te
GUGU
દાંતમાં ખાડા
da-an-ta-maan kha-da
HAHA
gindin zuciya
gin-din zu-ci-ya
HEעברית
חור באיבר
chor ba-i-ver
HIहिन्दी
दांतों में छेद (daanto mein ched)
da-an-to mein ched
IDBahasa Indonesia
lubang gigi
lu-bang gi-gi
IGIG
nkwụ ụkwụ
nkw-u uk-wu
ITItaliano
cavità
ka-vi-ta
KO한국어
치아 구멍 (치아 구멍)
chi-a gu-mung
MRMR
दांतातून छेद
da-anta-to-n ched
MSBahasa Melayu
lubang gigi
lu-bang gi-gi
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်ကြောင်း
ta-p-kya-ng
NLNederlands
holtes
hol-tes
NONorsk
hull i tennene
hull ee ten-ne-ne
PAPA
ਦੰਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਖਾਲੀ
dan-dan vich kha-li
PLPolski
próchnica
pro-ch-ni-tsa
PTPortuguês
cavidades
ka-vi-da-des
RORomână
cavități
ka-vi-ta-ți
RUРусский
кариес
ka-ri-es
SVSvenska
hål i tänderna
haal ee tan-dern-a
SWKiswahili
shimo la meno
shi-mo la me-no
TAதமிழ்
தெறிக்கப்பட்ட இடங்கள்
te-ri-kka-ppa-tta i-da-ng-gal
TEతెలుగు
దంతాలలో ఖాళీలు
dan-ta-alo kha-li-lu
THไทย
โพรงฟัน
po-rong-fan
TLTL
butas sa ngipin
boo-tas sa ngi-pin
TRTürkçe
çürükler
chür-ük-ler
UKУкраїнська
карієс
ka-ri-es
URاردو
دانتوں میں خالی جگہیں
dan-ton mein kha-li jag-ha-in
VITiếng Việt
hố răng
ho-rang
YOYO
ọ̀fọ́ ẹ̀rọ́
o-fo-o e-ro
ZUZU
impi yizwi
im-pi yi-zwi