gon|or|rhe|a

gon|or|rhe|a
gon|or|rhe|a or gon|or|rhoe|a «GON uh REE uh», noun.
a sexually transmitted disease that causes inflammation of the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary organs, and also of certain other organs and tissues, especially the eyes. It is caused by a bacterium, the gonococcus.
[< Late Latin gonorrhoea < Greek gonórrhoia < gónos seed + rhoiā flow < rheîn to flow (from the earlier idea that the discharge contained semen)]

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  • rhe — ant·ep·ir·rhe·ma; ar·rhe·nath·er·um; ar·rhe·nite; ar·rhe·no·blas·to·ma; ar·rhe·no·kar·y·ot·ic; ar·rhe·not·o·kous; ar·rhe·not·o·ky; cis·rhe·nane; en·do·rhe·ic; en·do·rhe·ism; ep·ir·rhe·ma; naem·o·rhe·dus; par·rhe·sia; py·or·rhe·al; rhe;… …   English syllables

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  • gonorrheal — gon·or·rhe·al …   English syllables

  • gonorrhea — gon•or•rhe•a [[t]ˌgɒn əˈri ə[/t]] n. pat a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus Also, esp. brit. gon or•rhoe′a. Etymology: 1540–50; < LL < Gk gonórrhoia. See gono , rrhea gon or•rhe′al,adj …   From formal English to slang

  • gonorrhea — gon|or|rhe|a gonorrhoea [ˌgɔnəˈri:ə US ˌga: ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek gonorrhoia, from gonos seed + rrhoia, from rhein to flow ] a disease of the sex organs that is passed on during sex …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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