fe·tor

(fē′tər, -tôr′) also foe·tor (fē′tər)

A strong, offensive odor. See Synonyms at stench.

[Middle English fetoure, from Latin fētor, from fētēre, to stink.]

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fetor

(ˈfiːtə; -tɔː) or

foetor

an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench

[C15: from Latin, from fētēre to stink]

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fe•tor

(ˈfi tər)

n.

an offensive smell; stench.

[1475–1500; (< Middle French) < Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

fetor - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink, mephitis

odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"

niff, pong - an unpleasant smell

Translations

Miasma

fe·tor

n. fetor, mal olor, hedor.

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In vain it was to rake for Ambergriese in the paunch of this Leviathan, insufferable fetor denying not inquiry.

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During the transit, he sat with raised glasses in the frosty chill and mouldy fetor of his chariot, and glanced out sidelong on the holiday face of things, the shuttered shops, and the crowds along the pavement, much as the rider in the Tyburn cart may have observed the concourse gathering to his execution.

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Halitosis, also called fetor ex ore, fetor oris, foul breath, breath malodor, and oral malodor (OM), is a perceived problem in different cultures and societies of the world.1 OM can become a social handicap whereby the self-perception of OM, which includes a multifactorial, psycho-physiological issue, is closely related to an individual's body image and psychopathological profile.2

SELF-PERCEIVED ORAL MALODOR, SMOKING AND ORAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA

On physical examination, he had fetor hepaticus, slight yellow discoloration of the sclera and spider angiomata on the upper chest.

REGRESSION of ASYMMETRIC UPPER EXTREMITY TREMOR AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN A PATIENT WITH HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY: CASE REPORT

Here, we present an interesting case of a GD along with oral fetor or halitosis, which was diagnosed on EGD and was managed successfully with conservative treatment, and we review the relevant literature.

Gastric diverticulum: an uncommon endoscopic finding in a case of halitosis

The word that springs to my mind is fetor. The stench of death.

Appetite for destruction: Ernest Hemingway's death trip

Spider nevi, Palmar erythema, Changes in nail--Muehrcke's nails, Terry nails, Clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, Dupuytren's contracture, Gynecomastia, Testicular atrophy, Splenomegaly, Ascites, Caput medusae Cruveilhier-Baumgarten murmur, Fetor hepaticus, Jaundice, Asterixis.

Cirrhosis: non-invasive parameters for predicting the occurrence of ooesophageal varices

The most common symptoms were crusting (100%) and fetor (97.6%).

A study of etiological factors, management, and complications of atrophic rhinitis

The fetor of feces is absorbed in everyair molecule.

The Well-Stocked and Gilded Cage: Psittaculture Nervosa

Lentoid, in a fetor, with gin dim, for ajar of midnight I wrote fan "Idiot Nel" a line--so!"

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Hippocrates wrote a treatise on "fetor hepaticus," or the fishy aroma of liver failure, and noted the sour-scented breath of those with failing kidneys.

Waiting to exhale: scientists sift the chemical potpourri that escapes our lungs for new ways to diagnose disease