bromidrosis

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Henry of Navarre was a victim of bromidrosis; proximity to him was insufferable to his courtiers and mistresses, who said that his odor was like that of carrion.
 

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  1. New Latin, from Greek βρῶμος, a stench, + ίδρώς, sweat, perspiration.
 

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