Gonorrhea
/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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. US, countable, uncountable
- 2 a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra wordnet
Example
More examples"Have you ever received treatment for gonorrhea?"
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.