Gonorrhea

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sexually transmitted disease caused by gonococcal bacteria that affects the mucous membrane chiefly of the genital and urinary tracts and is characterized by an acute purulent discharge and painful or difficult urination, though women often have no symptoms.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An STD caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In pathol., a. specific, contagious, muco-purulent inflammation of the male urethra or the female vagina and urethra. It may also be communicated to the conjunctival and rectal mucous membranes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
  • Equivalent
    gonorrhœa   
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    clap   
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