Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gonorrhea"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gonorrhea \Gon`or*rhe"a\, Gonorrhoea \Gon`or*rh[oe]"a\, n. [L.
gonorrhoea, Gr. ?; ? that which begets, semen, the genitals +
? to flow: cf. F. gonorrh['e]e.] (Med.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gonorrhea
n : a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain
around the urethra [syn: {gonorrhoea}, {clap}]
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