halitosis

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /hæl.ɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/    美 /hæl.ɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/|/hæl.ɪˈtəʉ.sɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath. countable,uncountable
    — Bad breath or halitosis is an indication of a disturbed digestive system. It is indicative of a bowel toxemia in either the small or large intestine with an overgrowth of bacteria or yeast.

词形变化

halitoses plural

词源

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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