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Definition of halitosis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

halitosis

noun

/ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs/

/ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs/

[uncountable] (medical)

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a condition in which the breath smells unpleasant synonym bad breath
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin halitus ‘breath’ + -osis.

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