bromo-, brom- +
(Greek: stench, stink, bad odor; unpleasant bodily odor; bromine)
Be careful not to confuse this "stink", "bad odor" group with another unit of broma words meaning "food".
There is also a Chemical Element: bromine which requires special attention.
bromhidrosis, bromidrosis
1. Sweat that is fetid or offensive due to bacterial decomposition. It occurs mostly on the feet, in the groin, and under the arms.
2. Also called
kakidrosis, cacidrosis, fetid sweat, fetid perspiration, osmidrosis, ozochrotia.
Bromhidrosis, or body odor, is caused by bacteria growing on the body. These bacteria multiply considerably in the presence of sweat, but sweat itself is almost totally odorless. Body odor is associated with the hair, feet, crotch (upper medial thigh), anus, skin in general, breasts, armpits, genitals, and pubic hair.
bromidrosiphobia
A mental disorder in which there is an abnormal fear of personal odors, accompanied by hallucinations.
bromidrosiphobia, bromidrosophobia
1. An abnormal fear of one’s own personal body odors or those from others; sometimes with the belief that such an odor is present even when it is not.
2. A mental disorder in which there is an abnormal fear of personal odors, accompanied by hallucinations.
bromohyperhidrosis
Profuse bromhidrosis. Also known as, bromohyperidrosis.
bromomenorrhea
Menstruation characterized by an offensive odor.
bromopnea
1. A strong, offensive smell, or stench from the mouth.
2. Foul breath which may be caused by a disease within the mouth (dental caries, severe ulcerative stomatitis, ulceromembranous pharyngitis, etc.) or the nose (ozena, malignant disease, etc.), but frequently defies medical diagnosis.
3. Also known as, halitosis, fetor ex ore, stomatodysodia, and ozostomia.
podobromhidrosis
1. A malodorous and offensive perspiration of the feet; "stinking" feet.
2. Foul-smelling perspiration, or sweating, of the feet.
podobromidrosis
1. A stench, or a stink, caused by sweating feet.
2. A malodorous perspiration of the feet.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "smell, odor":
arom-;
odor-, odori-;
olfacto-;
osmo-;
osphresio-;
ozon-.
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