HALITOSIS


Meaning of HALITOSIS in English

/ ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs; NAmE -ˈtoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which the breath smells unpleasant

SYN bad breath

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Latin halitus breath + -osis .

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