Gonorrhea Definition

gŏnə-rēə
noun
A sexually transmitted 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.
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Other Word Forms of Gonorrhea

Noun

Singular:
gonorrhea
Plural:
gonorrheas

Origin of Gonorrhea

  • From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoia, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonorroia), from γόνος (gonos, “sperm. seed, offspring”) + ῥέω (rheō, “I flow”) (ca. 1526).

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek gonorrhoia flow of seed (from the mistaken belief that the discharge contained semen) gono- gono- -rhoia -rrhea

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gonorrhea Sentence Examples

  • At this time he contracted gonorrhea, an affliction that he was to endure many times in the course of his life.

  • Diagnostic tests are usually not indicated unless initial treatment fails or an infection with gonorrhea or chlamydia is suspected.

  • It often accompanies gonorrhea and is known for its lack of evident symptoms in the majority of women.

  • In some instances, cultures may be taken during the medical examination and at time point afterward to test for gonorrhea or chlamydia.

  • For example, with just one unprotected sexual encounter with an infected partner, a woman is twice as likely as a man to acquire gonorrhea or chlamydia.

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