gonorrhea

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

gonorrhoea

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sexually transmitted disease

gonorrhoea

lymphogranuloma

blenorrhagia

seerge

seerje

venereal

venereal disease

syphilis

Translations

gonorroe

blennorragie

gonorrhée

gonorrea

Tripper

Gonorrhoe

gonorrea

βλεννόρροια

druiper

Gonorrhöe

chaude-pisse

Gonorrhoea

السيلان

Gonorrhö

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/

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.