hal|i|to|sis

hal|i|to|sis
hal|i|to|sis «HAL uh TOH sihs», noun.
bad or offensive breath.
[< New Latin halitosis < Latin hālitus, -ūs breath, related to hālāre to breathe + New Latin -osis -osis]

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