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gon·or·rhea or gonorrhoea gon′·or·rhoe′a (gän′ə rē′ə)
noun
an infectious venereal disease caused by gonococci, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane of the genitourinary tract and a discharge of mucous and pus: it can seriously affect other mucous membranes, esp. those of the eye, as in a baby during childbirth
Etymology: LL gonorrhoea < Gr gonorrhoia < gonos, a seed, semen (see gonad) + rhoia < rheein, to flow: see stream
Related Forms:
- gonorrheal gon′·or·rhe′al adjective or gonorrhoeal gon′·or·rhoe′al
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