IN THE professional fields, it is widely known as halitosis, from the Latin word halitus, meaning “breath, ” and the suffix - osis, which refers to an abnormal condition.
ERIALAKEELES kasutatakse üldiselt terminit ’ halitosis ’, mis tuleneb ladinakeelsest sõnast halitus, mille tähendus on ’ hingama ’, ja järelliitest - osis, mis viitab ebanormaalsele seisundile.