gonorrhea

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Letters: 9

Pronunciation

/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/

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/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/ · /ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/

Definition of gonorrhea

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noun

(US, countable, uncountable)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.

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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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