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Halitosis
/hæl.ɪˈtoʊs.ɪs/
The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.
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The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pseudohalitosisnoun | The delusion that one has bad breath. |
| bromopneanoun | (medicine, dated) The condition of having bad breath. |
| bromidrosisnoun | (medicine) Fetid or foul-smelling perspiration. |
| bromhidrosisnoun | Alternative form of bromidrosis. [(medicine) Fetid or foul-smelling perspiration.] |
| morning breathnoun | Fetid breath noticeable shortly after waking up, caused by dryness in the mouth. |
| stomatopathynoun | (pathology) Any disease of the mouth |
| breathlessnessnoun | The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion. |
| parodontitisnoun | (pathology) Synonym of periodontitis. |
| sordesnoun | Deposits of dirt or bacteria on the body, discharges; bacterial deposits on the teeth or tongue. |
| olfactory reference syndromenoun | (psychiatry) A mental disorder in which the patient believes he or she is emitting abnormal and offensive body odors. |
| aphthous stomatitisnoun | (pathology) The condition of having aphthous ulcers. |
| odontobothritisnoun | (obsolete, pathology) alveolitis of the jaw |
| steatorrhoeanoun | (pathology) The presence of excessive amounts of fat in the feces. |
| bromodosisnoun | (medicine, rare, obsolete or historical) Body odour affecting the feet. |
| phantosmianoun | (pathology) A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell. |
| stomatorrhagianoun | (pathology) bleeding from the mouth |
| osmidrosisnoun | Body odour. |
| edentationnoun | (pathology) The condition of being deprived of one or more teeth. |
| cacogeusianoun | (pathology) An experience of a bad taste not due to ingested material |
| ozaenanoun | An atrophic type of chronic non-specific rhinitis characterized by a foul odor from the nose, now considered rare. |
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