Main Entry: gon·or·rhea

Pronunciation: \ˌgä-nə-ˈrē-ə\

Function: noun

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

Date: circa 1526

: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus —called also clap

— gon·or·rhe·al \-ˈrē-əl\ adjective