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gonorrhea

[ gon-uh-ree-uh ]

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noun

, Pathology.

a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.

gonorrhea

/ gŏn′ə-rē′ə /

A sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae , characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the genital and urinary tracts, an acute discharge containing pus, and painful urination, especially in men. Women often have few or no symptoms.

gonorrhea

An acute and sexually transmitted disease , caused by bacteria that invade the mucous membranes of the genitals and urinary tract . In women, the disease can also spread to the cervix , fallopian tubes , and ovaries , leading to chronic pelvic pain or infertility. In both sexes, the disease can spread to the joints and skin (or, more rarely, the heart or brain ) if left untreated. The disease can be treated with antibiotics .

First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin, from Greek gonórrhoia; equivalent to gono- + -rrhea

Over the next six years new cases of gonorrhea among women statewide declined by 39 percent.

Bacterial pathogens include gonorrhea (yes) which can cause blindness in a matter of hours, and chlamydia.

We find rape more traumatic than gonorrhea, even though the physical effects of the STD may be much worse.

I have been practicing infectious disease since Bush 41 was president, and I have never seen a person die of gonorrhea.

He went on to suggest that patients with gonorrhea can develop sepsis and die within a few days.

It is estimated that ninety-five per cent of all abdominal operations performed upon women are due to gonorrhea.

Yeah—the only kind of guns these Mex wars are fought with is Gonorrhea Guns.

Gonorrhea also causes inflammation of the joints, gonorrheal rheumatism, testicular inflammations which may lead to sterility.

They may take a smear, and they find that—intra and extracellular diplococci, they treat the patient for gonorrhea.

Well, this resembles the gonococcus bacteria which causes gonorrhea.

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