单词 | gonorrhea |
释义 | gonorrhea (gɒnəriə) regional note: in BRIT, use gonorrhoea uncountable noun Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. gonorrhea in American English (ˌgɑnəˈriə) or ˌgonorˈrhoea (ˌgɑnəˈriə) noun an infectious venereal disease caused by gonococci, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane of the genitourinary tract and a discharge of mucous and pus: it can seriously affect other mucous membranes, esp. those of the eye, as in a baby during childbirth Derived forms gonorrheal (ˈgonorˈrheal) adjective or ˌgonorˈrhoeal Word origin LL gonorrhoea < Gr gonorrhoia < gonos, a seed, semen (see gonad) + rhoia < rheein, to flow: see stream |
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