(n.) A strong, offensive smell; stench; fetidness.
Example Sentences:
(1) Almost all extensive tumors of the head or neck generate a fetor very unpleasant for the patient, his family, and the nursing staff.
(2) Within 12 to 24 hours after initiation of treatment, at the most 36 hours, the fetor almost always disappeared.
(3) Although infrequently seen in many clinical practices, tonsillar concretions can be the source of both fetor oris and physical and social concern for the patient.
(4) Over the following 15 to 20 hr ALT activity continues to rise and is accompanied by an increase in bilirubin, a prolongation of the prothrombin time and the development of fetor hepaticus.
(5) On admission, he was drowsy and exhibited flapping tremor, fetor hepaticus and ascites.
(6) A typical fetor hepaticus was found in only 25% of group A and 50% in group B.
Foetor
Definition:
(n.) Same as Fetor.
Example Sentences:
(1) Foetor is evidently caused by microbial activity of anaerobic bacteria in secondary infected tumours.
(2) In the foreground local (heavy pains, odematous swelling, "dirty" exudate, dyschromia, foetor) and general (tachycardia, rapidly deteriorating condition, shock, icterus) signs are dealt with, which occur after a latent period ranging between some few and 72 (up to 96) hours.
(3) Rehabilation was manifest by relief of subjective symptoms and disappearance of crusting and foetor.
(4) Symptomatic improvement occurred in all three, with elimination of oral foetor in one patient and diminished requirement of analgesics in the other two.
(5) In all patients, there occurred crusting and foetor, which was controlled by nasal douching.
(6) Antibiotic treatment directed strictly against anaerobes helps to improve quality of life of patients with advanced head and neck cancer with regard to foetor.