gonorrhea
nounUK /ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/ · US /ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/
Etymology From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm, seed, offspring”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”) (ca. 1526). By surface analysis, gono- + -rrhea.
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US A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
- Derived terms
- gonorrheal, gonorrheic, super gonorrhea
- Related terms
- diarrhea, diarrhoea, galactorrhea, galactorrhoea, logorrhea, logorrhoea, pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, urethritis