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gonorrhoea

/ ˌɡɒnəˈrɪə /

noun

  1. an infectious venereal disease caused by a gonococcus, characterized by a burning sensation when urinating and a mucopurulent discharge from the urethra or vagina


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Derived Forms

  • ˌgonorˈrhoeal, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gonorrhoea1

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow

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Example Sentences

In gonorrhoea gonococci are sometimes found in the sediment, but more commonly in the "gonorrheal threads," or "floaters."

In Jullien's work94 we find a striking chapter on gonorrhoea in children, illustrated with appropriate cases.

In Paris we see hardly grown youths appearing at the specialist's clinic, quite proud that they need to be treated for gonorrhoea.

After five years of unmarried life then a young man will become diseased with gonorrhoea once and twice in ten years.

In the same way American usage prefers esophagus, diarrhea and gonorrhea to the English oesophagus, diarrhoea and gonorrhoea.

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