bromhidrosis

[ broh-mi-droh-sis, brohm-hi- ]

/ ˌbroʊ mɪˈdroʊ sɪs, ˌbroʊm hɪ- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

the secretion of foul-smelling sweat.

Nearby words

bromelain, bromeliad, bromelin, bromeosin, bromfield, bromhidrosis, bromic, bromic acid, bromide, bromide paper, bromidic

Also bromidrosis.

Origin of bromhidrosis

First recorded in 1865–70; brom- + hidrosis

Also called osmidrosis.

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