gonorrhea
English
Alternative forms
- gonorrhoea, gonorrhœa (British)
Etymology
From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm, seed, offspring”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”) (ca. 1526).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/
- Rhymes: -iːə
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Noun
gonorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrheas)
- (American spelling) A sexually transmitted infection caused by Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
Synonyms
- the clap
Related terms
Translations
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References
- gonorrhea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- “gonorrhea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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