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Halitosis
Meaning: Persistent unpleasant mouth odour, most often caused by bacteria on the tongue and around the teeth.
In practice: Tongue cleaning and treating gum disease resolved his long-standing halitosis.
Word parts
- -osis means an abnormal condition or process
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