Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The secretion of strongly smelling perspiration. Also called bromidrosis.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Med.) The secretion of fetid sweat.

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  • noun body odour

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Examples

  • Bromhidrosis or body odour also called bromidrosis, osmidrosis and ozochrotia is the smell of bacteria growing on the body.

    Think Progress » O’Reilly: iPods Are Endangering America 2006

  • B.O., bromhidrosis, osmidrosis and ozochrotia, is a perceived unpleasant smell our bodies can give off when bacteria that live on the skin break down sweat into acids - some say it is the smell of bacteria growing on the body, but it really is the result of bacteria breaking down protein into certain acids.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • New research shows that a "breast cancer gene" causes osmidrosis and makes earwax wet and sticky

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • New research shows that a "breast cancer gene" causes osmidrosis and makes earwax wet and sticky

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

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