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Fetor (occasionally foetor) refers to a foul or unpleasant odor emanating from an individual.

Specific types include:

• fetor oris, another term for halitosis
• fetor hepaticus
• uremic fetor
• body odor
• rectal fetor

References

1. Murray Longmore; Ian Wilkinson; Andrew Baldwin; Elizabeth Wallin (2014). Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. Oxford Medical Handbooks (9th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 610. ISBN 978-0-19-960962-8.
2. "fetor" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
3. Fetor in Miriam-Webster's Online Dictionary | http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/fetor Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today

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