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halitosis

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9 lettersPronunciation /hæl.ɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/Part of speech nounSorted ahiilosstStarts with HEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. offensive breath

Word 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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  • 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.

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