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halitosis

ha·li·to·sis

UK/hæl.ɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ US/hæl.ɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ rare

noun

Origin

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.

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