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Bromhidrosis
(redirected from body odor)

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bromhidrosis /brom·hi·dro·sis/ (bro?mi-dro´sis) axillary (apocrine) sweat which has become foul-smelling as a result of its bacterial decomposition.
Bromhidrosis
Bacterial breakdown of sweat and cellular debris resulting in a foul odor.
Mentioned in: Hyperhidrosis

bromhidrosis
the secretion of foul-smelling perspiration.

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