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cariostasis

cariostasis noun: the halting of the development of dental caries.

Noun

cariostasis (uncountable)

  1. The halting of the development of dental caries.

Origin of cariostasis

From cario- + -stasis.

Questions about cariostasis

What does cariostasis mean?
Cariostasis means the halting of the development of dental caries.
What part of speech is cariostasis?
Cariostasis is a noun.

Words near cariostasis in the dictionary

  1. cariopsis
  2. cariosis
  3. cariosity
  4. cariosome
  5. cariosomes
  6. cariostasis
  7. cariostat
  8. cariostatic
  9. cariostats
  10. carious
  11. cariousness

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