# Mundgeruch in English: halitosis – dental dictionary

> "Mundgeruch" in English: halitosis. Hygiene & prevention; with spelling variants, synonyms and the sources behind each entry.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english/mundgeruch  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T18:27:19Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/zahnmedizin-woerterbuch/mundgeruch.md

**Mundgeruch** = **halitosis**

- **English (US):** halitosis
- **Synonyms (German):** Halitosis
- **Synonyms (English):** bad breath
- **Category:** Hygiene & prevention

## Sources confirming this pair

- MeSH 2026 (NLM) and German MeSH 2026 (ZB MED) (D006209 · Halitosis / Halitosis (MeSH main heading)): [meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D006209](https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D006209)
- Wikipedia: German and English article on the same concept (language link via Wikidata): [de.wikipedia.org: Mundgeruch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundgeruch), [en.wikipedia.org: Bad breath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_breath), [Wikidata Q16408](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16408)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mundgeruch](https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mundgeruch)
- Wiktionary translation table (verification only): [en.wiktionary.org/wiki/halitosis](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/halitosis)

[German–English dental dictionary](https://hajto.de/en/tools/dental-dictionary-german-english.md) · Deutscher MeSH 2026, ZB MED – Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de); English MeSH courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.