fetor

fetor
A very offensive odor. [L. an offensive smell, fr. feteo, to stink]
- f. hepaticus a peculiar odor to the breath in persons with severe liver disease; caused by volatile aromatic substances that accumulate in the blood and urine due to defective hepatic metabolism. SYN: liver breath.
- f. oris SYN: halitosis.

* * *

fe·tor also foe·tor 'fēt-ər, 'fē-.tȯ(ə)r n a strong offensive smell

* * *

n.
an unpleasant smell. Fetor oris is bad breath (halitosis).

* * *

fe·tor (feґtor) [L.] an offensive odor.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • fetor — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. fetororze {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} silny, bardzo nieprzyjemny zapach; smród, odór : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Fetor zgnilizny. Fetor ze śmietników, ścieków. <łac.> {{/stl 10}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Fetor — Fe tor, n. [L. fetor, foetor. See {Fetid}.] A strong, offensive smell; stench; fetidness. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fetor — (ant.) m. *Fetidez. ≃ Hedor. * * * fetor. m. desus. hedor …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • fetor — s.n. (Liv.) Miros puternic, neplăcut. [cf. it. fetore, lat. foetor < foetere – a puţi]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.03.2005. Sursa: DN  FETÓR s. n. miros puternic, neplăcut, duhoare. (< it. fetore, lat. foetor) …   Dicționar Român

  • fetor — “offensive smell,” mid 15c., from L. fetor, foetor, from fetere (see FETID (Cf. fetid)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • fetor — [fēt′ər, fē′tôr΄] n. [L fetor, foetor < foetere: see FETID] a strong, disagreeable smell; stench …   English World dictionary

  • fetor — fȅtor m DEFINICIJA term. težak neugodan zadah; smrad, vonj ETIMOLOGIJA lat. foetor ← foetere: smrditi, usp. fetidast …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • fetor — m. desus. hedor …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • fetor — ► NOUN ▪ a strong, foul smell. ORIGIN Latin, from fetere to stink …   English terms dictionary

  • Fetor — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fetor >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fetor fetor Sgm: N 1 bad bad &c. >Adj. smell bad odor Sgm: N 1 stench stench stink Sgm: N 1 foul odor foul odor malodor …   English dictionary for students

  • fetor — m IV, D. u, Ms. fetororze; lm M. y «wstrętna woń; odór, smród» Fetor zgnilizny. Fetor rynsztoków, kanałów, ścieków. Wydzielać fetor. ‹łac.› …   Słownik języka polskiego

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”