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noun

a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath.

Origin:
1870–75; < Neo-Latin; see halitus, -osis

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halitosis (ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs)

—n
	the state or condition of having bad breath

[C19: New Latin, from Latin hālitus breath, from hālāre to breathe]

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Word Origin & History

halitosis

"bad breath," 1874, coined from L. halitus "breath," related to halare "to breathe" + Gk.-based noun suffix -osis.

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Medical Dictionary

halitosis hal·i·to·sis (hāl'ĭ-tō'sĭs)
n.
The condition of having foul-smelling breath. Also called fetor ex ore.

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