Bromidrosis

/broʊmɪˈdroʊsɪs/ noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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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Ancient Greeks had such vivid words for life's awkward moments that they created a precise medical term for smelly sweat! It's the ancestor of bromidrosiphobia, showing how one root fear branches into clinical diagnosis and psychological disorder.

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