gonorrhea

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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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Noun

gonorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrheas) (American spelling)

  2. 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.

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Descendants

  • → Assamese: গনৰিয়া (gonoria)
  • → Hindi: गोनोरिया (gonoriyā)
  • Jamaican Creole: ganariya
  • → Kannada: ಗೊನೊರಿಯಾ (gonoriyā)
  • → Malayalam: ഗൊണോറിയ (goṇōṟiya)
  • → Odia: ଗନରିଆ (ganariā)
  • → Shona: gonoriya
  • → Sinhalese: ගොනෝරියාව (gonōriyāwa)
  • → Tamil: கொணோறியா (koṇōṟiyā)
  • → Telugu: గనేరియా (ganēriyā)
  • Tok Pisin: gonoria

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