ozostomia

noun

ozo·​sto·​mia

ˌōzəˈstōmēə

plural -s

: foulness of breath

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ozostomos having bad breath (from ozo- bad smell—from ozein to smell—+ -stomos -stomous) + New Latin -ia

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