- gonorrhoea
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gonorrhoea
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gonorrhoea — (US gonorrhea) ► NOUN ▪ a venereal disease involving inflammatory discharge from the urethra or vagina. ORIGIN Greek gonorrhoia, from gonos semen + rhoia flux … English terms dictionary
Gonorrhoea — Gonorrhea Gon or*rhe a, Gonorrhoea Gon or*rh[oe] a, n. [L. gonorrhoea, Gr. ?; ? that which begets, semen, the genitals + ? to flow: cf. F. gonorrh[ e]e.] (Med.) A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gonorrhoea — n. a sexually transmitted disease, caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, that affects the genital mucous membranes of either sex. Symptoms develop about a week after infection and include pain on passing urine and discharge of pus (known … Medical dictionary
gonorrhoea — [[t]gɒ̱nəri͟ːə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease. (in AM, use gonorrhea) … English dictionary
gonorrhoea — n. a sexually transmitted disease, caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, that affects the genital mucous membranes of either sex. Symptoms develop about a week after infection and include pain on passing urine and discharge of pus (known … The new mediacal dictionary
gonorrhoea — see GENERAL … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
gonorrhoea — gon·or·rhoe·a || ‚gÉ‘nÉ™ rɪËÉ™ /‚gÉ’n n. sexually transmitted disease … English contemporary dictionary
gonorrhoea — [ˌgɒnə rɪə] (US gonorrhea) noun a venereal disease involving inflammatory discharge from the urethra or vagina. Derivatives gonorrhoeal adjective Origin C16: via late L. from Gk gonorrhoia, from gonos semen + rhoia flux … English new terms dictionary
gonorrhoea — n. (Med.) Clap, blennorrhoea, blennorrhagia, venereal disease … New dictionary of synonyms
gonorrhoea — gon·or·rhoea … English syllables
gonorrhoea — UK [ˌɡɒnəˈriːə] / US [ˌɡɑnəˈrɪə] noun [uncountable] medical a disease affecting the sex organs that is passed on during sex … English dictionary
