Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cariological

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-i-o-log-i-cal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to cariology, the scientific study of dental caries.

Example Sentences

"Moreover, there are no comprehensive data available on the effects of objective demographic factors, such as age and gender and of objective clinical factors determined by the dental surgeon, such as cariological and periodontal conditions influencing patients’ perception on OHRQoL."

Etymology

From cariology + -ical.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cariology

Questions

What does cariological mean?: Of or related to cariology, the scientific study of dental caries.
Where does cariological come from?: From cariology + -ical.

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