gonorrhea

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.5 References

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• gonorrhoea (UK)

[edit] Etymology

From New Latin < Late Latin gonorrhoia < Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonorroia) < γόνος (gonos), “‘sperm. seed, offspring’”) + ῥέω (rheō), “‘I flow’”) (ca. 1526).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌgɒn.əˈɹi.ə/

[edit] Noun

gonorrhea (plural gonorrheas)

1. An STD caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Synonyms

• the clap

[edit] Related terms

• diarrhea/diarrhoea
• galactorrhea/galactorrhoea
• logorrhea/logorrhoea
• pyorrhea/pyorrhoea

[edit] References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)