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gonorrhea

go·norr·hea

UK/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/ US/ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/ uncommon us

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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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