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fetor

or ڴDZ·ٴǰ

[ fee-ter ]

noun

  1. a strong, offensive smell; stench.


fetor

/ -tɔː; ˈfiːtə /

noun

  1. an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fetor1

1475–1500; < Latin, equivalent to ŧ- (stem of ŧŧ to stink) + -or -or 1; replacing earlier fetour < Middle French < Latin ŧō-, stem of ŧٴǰ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fetor1

C15: from Latin, from ŧŧ to stink
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The exam room bears an odor; it’s a musty sweetness, not unpleasant, but one that I know well — fetor hepaticus, a sign of severe liver disease.

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Yes, it’s August, in all its fire and fetor, and maybe you’d rather be at the beach.

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There is none of that soreness and disorganization between the back part of the toes, and none of that peculiar fetor which distinguishes the hoof-ail, with which disease it is sometimes confounded.

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When applied locally, it promptly arrests fetor by arresting directly the gangrenous process, and thus lessens risk from absorption.

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There is not that degree of fetor in the fæces, in diarrhœa, which takes place in dysentery. 6th.

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