Meanings
- dateduncountablemedicineThe condition of having bad breath.
There is no excuse for anybody[…]to have a bad odor from the mouth[…]The worst and most obstinate case of bromopnea can be cured if the causes are diligently sought for and properly treated.
1912, William Josephus Robinson, Sexual problems of to-day, page 254Synonyms: halitosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition of having bad breath.
Origin
- Ancient Greekβρῶμος“stink”
- Englishbromopnea
From Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”) (see bromo-) + -pnea. Coined by William J. Lederer in 1907.
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