or a characteristic "fruity breath" caused by the buildup of ammonia (known as fetor hepaticus). Based on the initial ...

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which he named fetor hepaticus. Although rudimentary, this idea established two fundamental principles: Exhaled breath contains compounds originating deeper within the body, not just the ...

There was no jaundice, and there were neither cutaneous signs of liver disease nor hepatic fetor. Mild congestive heart failure, with cardiomegaly and a murmur consistent with aortic valvular ...

If they took a whiff of your breath and described it as fetor hepaticus (meaning bad liver), it meant you could be headed for ...