gonorrhoea

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gon·or·rhoe·a

(gŏn′ə-rē′ə)

n. Chiefly British

gon′or·rhoe′al, gon′or·rhoe′ic adj.

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gonorrhoea

(ˌɡɒnəˈrɪə) or

gonorrhea

(Pathology) an infectious venereal disease caused by a gonococcus, characterized by a burning sensation when urinating and a mucopurulent discharge from the urethra or vagina

[C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow]

ˌgonorˈrhoeal, ˌgonorˈrhoeic ˌgonorˈrheal, ˌgonorˈrheic adj

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Noun

gonorrhoea - a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

gonorrhea, clap

sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose - a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

Translations

gonorrea

гонорея

gonorrhoea

gonorrhea (US) [ˌgɒnəˈrɪə] N → gonorrea f

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gonorrhoea

[ˌgɒnəˈrɪə] gonorrhea (US) n → blennorragie f

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gonorrhoea

, (US) gonorrhea

n → Gonorrhö(e) f, → Tripper m

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gonorrhoea

[ˌgɒnəˈrɪə] n → gonorrea

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