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gonorrhoea

[gon-uh-ree-uh]

gon·or·rhe·a

[gon-uh-ree-uh]
noun Pathology.
a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
Also, especially British, gon·or·rhoe·a.


Origin:
1540–50; < Late Latin < Greek gonórrhoia. See gono-, -rrhea

gon·or·rhe·al, adjective
gon·or·rhe·ic, adjective
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gonorrhoea or gonorrhea (ˌɡɒnəˈrɪə)
 
n
an infectious venereal disease caused by a gonococcus, characterized by a burning sensation when urinating and a mucopurulent discharge from the urethra or vagina
 
[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow]
 
gonorrhea or gonorrhea
 
n
 
[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow]
 
gonor'rhoeal or gonorrhea
 
adj
 
gonor'rhoeic or gonorrhea
 
adj
 
gonor'rheal or gonorrhea
 
adj
 
gonor'rheic or gonorrhea
 
adj

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