halitosisn.
/halɪˈtəʊsɪs/ Medicine.
An abnormally odorous condition of the breath; foul breath.
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halitosis1874
1874 J. W. Howe Breath & Dis. i. 20 Chronic poisoning from lead, arsenic, or mercury, may also be enumerated as a common cause of halitosis.
1885 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. I. 695/2 Toxic halitosis.
1928 Punch 17 Oct. 427/1 I shall become a mere mass of degenerate tissues, and flaccid muscles,..with probably a touch of halitosis and lethargy.
1934 S. Robertson Devel. Mod. Eng. (1936) xi. 447 Thus halitosis, the happy discovery of purveyors of mouth-washes, has found a wider usefulness, and bad breath is taboo.
1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 July 426/4 The dismissed Mulcahy, sadly proud of his porous complexion, bad teeth and occasional morning halitosis.
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