halitosis

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hæl.ɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /hæl.ɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /hæl.ɪˈtəʉ.sɪs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs === Noun === halitosis (countable and uncountable, plural halitoses) (pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath. ==== Synonyms ==== bromopnea fetor oris ozostomia stomatodysodia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inhale exhale ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bad breath == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aliˈtosis/ [a.liˈt̪o.sis] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: ha‧li‧to‧sis === Noun === halitosis f (plural halitosis) halitosis === Further reading === “halitosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025