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gonorrhea

noun

gon·​or·​rhea ˌgä-nə-ˈrē-ə How to pronounce gonorrhea (audio)
: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus

called also clap

gonorrheal adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the meantime, the vaccine's effectiveness could provide significant clues for vaccine developers to make a more effective gonorrhea-specific shot. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2022 Conversely, positive gonorrhea tests for girls 12 to 17 declined 14%, according to findings for the study. Christen A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 22 Sep. 2020 Eye prophylaxis, when eye drops or ointment containing antibiotics are placed in a newborn's eyes after birth, should be administered to protect the baby from a possible gonorrhea infection in the mother's body. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 20 Apr. 2020 The same collection kit is used for the scores of pathogens — influenza, gonorrhea, whooping cough — that need identification for treatment. Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2020 One of her favorite recent illustrations, of a cluster of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that cause gonorrhea, was used in a 2019 report on antibiotic resistance. Cara Giaimo, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020 Women with pelvic inflammatory disease, an infection of the reproductive organs that’s often caused by chlamydia or gonorrhea, are more likely to have damaged tubes than women who don’t have the condition. Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 Genital herpes surges all over the country in the spring and summer, whereas tetanus favors midsummer; gonorrhea takes off in the summer and fall, and pertussis has a higher incidence from June through October. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 13 Mar. 2020 About 580,000 cases of gonorrhea and 35,000 cases of syphilis were reported. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, morbid loss of semen, from Greek gonorrhoia, from gon- + -rrhoia -rrhea

First Known Use

circa 1526, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gonorrhea was circa 1526

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