gonorrhea
pronunciation
How to pronounce gonorrhea in British English:
UK [ˌgɒnə'ri:ə]
How to pronounce gonorrhea in American English:
US [ˌgɒnə'riə]
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- Noun:
- a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
Word Origin
- gonorrhea (n.)
- also gonorrhoea, 1520s, from Late Latin gonorrhoia, from Greek gonos "seed" (see gonad) + rhoe "flow," from rhein "to flow" (see rheum). Mucus discharge was mistaken for semen. In early records often Gomoria, etc., from folk etymology association with biblical Gomorrah. Related: Gonorrheal; gonorrhoeal.
Example
- 1. The world health organization says gonorrhea is increasingly resistant to antibiotics .
- 2. Two of the most common are chlamydia and gonorrhea ( shown here through a microscope ) ; they often occur together .
- 3. Gonorrhea becomes hard to treat .
- 4. The who is calling for urgent action to prevent the spread of untreatable gonorrhea .
- 5. Dr. morrison swabs the craigslist mainframe and advises an 80 percent reduction in traffic to avoid gonorrhea .