gonorrhea
/ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/
UK: /ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/
ɡɑn · ƏɹI · ə (3 syllables)
English
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Definition
A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
Etymology
From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm, seed, offspring”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”) (ca. 1526). By surface analysis, gono- + -rrhea.
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