fetor (redirected from fetor oris)

fe·tor  (ftr, -tôr) also foe·tor (ftr)

n.

An offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.

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[Middle English fetoure, from Latin ftor, from ftre, to stink.]

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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