halitosis

Meaning

The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

Synonyms

bad breath

foul breath

breath

smell

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Translations

Mundgeruch

halitose

alitosi

mauvaise haleine

halitose

halitosis

halitosi

alito cattivo

fētor ēx ōre

foetor ex ore

halitosis

mau hálito

رائحة الفم

pis kokan nefes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hæl.ɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Etymology

Coined by doctor Joseph William Howe in 1874 and described as being derived from the Latin hālitus (literally “whiff, breath”) and the Ancient Greek νόσος (nósos, literally “disease”). It can be also understood as combination of the Latin hālitus and the English suffix -osis.