gonorrhea

Noun
US[gah-ner-ee-uh]/ˌɡɑnɚˈiə/4 syllables
Synonyms: gonorrhoeaclap

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethraSynonyms: gonorrhoeaclapType of venereal disease, VD
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

gon′or·rhe′a, gon′or·rhœ′a noun

Origin: L. gonorrhoea, Gr. …; … that which begets, semen, the genitals + … to flow: cf. F. gonorrhée.

Medicine A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Neiseria gonorrheae, and is commonly transmitted by sexual intercourse.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC

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