Halitoses

/ˌhæl.ɪˈtoʊ.siz/ noun

Definition

Plural of halitosis; multiple instances or types of bad breath caused by mouth bacteria or digestive issues.

Etymology

From Latin 'halitus' (breath) plus the Greek suffix '-osis' (condition), literally meaning 'breath condition.' The term was popularized in the early 1900s, particularly through marketing campaigns.

Kelly Says

The word 'halitosis' was actually invented by advertisers in 1921 to sell mouthwash—before that, people just said 'bad breath,' so this disease name was created partly to sell products!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስለት አይነት
mis-let a-y-net
ARالعربية
رائحة الفم الكريهة
ra'iḥat al-fum al-kariḥah
BNবাংলা
মুখের গন্ধ
mu-kher gon-dho
CACatalà
malalor
ma-la-lor
CSČeština
zlý dech
zly dech
DADansk
dårlig ånde
dår-lig ånde
DEDeutsch
Halitosen
ha-li-to-zen
ELΕλληνικά
κακή οσμή από το στόμα
ka-ki os-mi apo to sto-ma
ESEspañol
halitosis
ha-li-to-sis
FAفارسی
بوی بد دهان
bo-yi bad deh-an
FISuomi
huono hengitys
huono hen-gi-tys
FRFrançais
halitose
a-li-to-z
GUGU
ગુટા
gu-ta
HAHA
guguwa
gu-gu-wa
HEעברית
ריח רע מהפה
riḥ ra' me ha-peh
HIहिन्दी
बुरी सांस
bu-ri sa-ans
HUMagyar
rossz lehelet
rossz le-he-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
bau mulut
bau mu-lut
IGIG
egwu ọnọ
e-gwu o-no
ITItaliano
alitosi
a-li-to-si
JA日本語
口臭
ku-chuu
KKKK
ауыздың иісі
au-yz-dyng i-i-si
KMKM
ស្អុយមាត់
s'auy ma-t
KO한국어
구취
gu-chwi
MRMR
माउथ फुल्ल
ma-uth ful-l
MSBahasa Melayu
bau mulut
bau mu-lut
MYမြန်မာ
ပါး စွမ်း
pa-a swun
NLNederlands
geur van de adem
geur van de a-dem
NONorsk
dårlig ånde
dår-lig ånde
PAPA
ਮੂੰਹ ਦੀ ਬਦਬੂ
moo-n di bad-boo
PLPolski
zły oddech
zwy od-dech
PTPortuguês
halitose
a-li-to-ze
RORomână
halena
ha-le-na
RUРусский
галитоз
ga-li-toz
SVSvenska
dålig andedräkt
då-lig an-de-d räkt
SWKiswahili
harufu mbaya ya mdomo
ha-ru-fu m-ba-ya ya m-do-mo
TAதமிழ்
வாய் துர்நாற்றம்
vai dur-na-rattam
TEతెలుగు
గంతు
gan-tu
THไทย
กลิ่นปาก
klin pak
TLTL
amoy ng bibig
a-moy ng bi-big
TRTürkçe
nefes kötü kokusu
ne-fes ke-vu ko-ku-su
UKУкраїнська
погана дихання
po-ga-na di-khan-nya
URاردو
ہوا کی بدبو
hawa ki bad-bu
VITiếng Việt
hôi miệng
hôi miêng
YOYO
ẹ̀sẹ̀ àbọ
e-se a-bo
ZH中文
口臭
kǒu chòu
ZUZU
umngcwabo wezulu
um-ngcwa-bo we-zu-lu

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