gonorrhea

== English == === Alternative forms === gonorrhoea, gonorrhœa (British) === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/ Rhymes: -iːə === Noun === gonorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrheas) (American spelling) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== the clap ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== diarrhea/diarrhoea galactorrhea/galactorrhoea logorrhea/logorrhoea pyorrhea/pyorrhoea ==== 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 ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== urethritis === References === gonorrhea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Neisseria gonorrhoeae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies “gonorrhea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.