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gonorrhea

noun gon·or·rhea \ˌgä-nə-ˈrē-ə\

medical : a disease of the sex organs that is spread by sexual contact

Full Definition of GONORRHEA

: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus —called also clap

— gon·or·rhe·al \-ˈrē-əl\ adjective

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New Latin, from Late Latin, morbid loss of semen, from Greek gonorrhoia, from gon- + -rrhoia -rrhea

First Known Use: circa 1526

Medical Dictionary

noun gon·or·rhea

: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus—called also clap

—gon·or·rhe·al or chiefly British gon·or·rhoe·al \-ˈrē-əl\ adjective

gon·or·rhea or chiefly British gon·or·rhoea \ˌgän-ə-ˈrē-ə\

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