Fetor
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Related to Fetor: fetor hepaticus, fetor oris
| Fetor | |
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| Other names | Foetor |
| Specialty | Various |
Fetor (occasionally foetor[1]) refers to a foul or unpleasant odor emanating from an individual.[2][3]
Specific types include:
- fetor oris, another term for halitosis
- fetor hepaticus
- uremic fetor
- body odor
- rectal fetor
References
- ^ Murray Longmore; Ian Wilkinson; Andrew Baldwin; Elizabeth Wallin (2014). Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. Oxford Medical Handbooks (9th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 610. ISBN 978-0-19-960962-8.
- ^ "fetor" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Fetor in Miriam-Webster's Online Dictionary | http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/fetor Archived 2012-07-14 at Archive.today
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