Bromidrosis

/broʊmɪˈdroʊsɪs/ noun

A medical condition where sweat has a foul or unpleasant odor, often caused by bacterial breakdown of sweat on the skin.

From Greek bromos (foul smell, stench) + hidrosis (sweating condition). The term was coined in medical terminology in the late 1800s to describe this specific physiological condition.

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