gonorrhea
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- gonorrhoea (British)
- gonorrhœa (British)
[edit] Etymology
From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoia, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonorroia), from γόνος (gonos, “sperm. seed, offspring”) + ῥέω (rheō, “I flow”) (ca. 1526).
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[edit] Noun
gonorrhea (plural gonorrheas)
- An STD caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
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STD
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[edit] Synonyms
- the clap
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[edit] References
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)
