body odour

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A malodorous body scent
BO is either (1) Apparent only to the nose’s owner, thus being defined as a disorder of perception, which may occur in auras before a seizure, in schizophrenia, and in olfactory reference syndrome—see there, or (2) Apparent to others, emanating from various orifices, derived from urine, faeces, saliva, skin, breasts, sex organs, and sweat glands

body odour

A socially unacceptable smell usually caused by the action of bacteria on the sweat produced by the sweat glands of the armpits and the groin areas (apocrine glands).

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