Definition of gonorrhea
: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus —called also clap
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Origin and Etymology of gonorrhea
New Latin, from Late Latin, morbid loss of semen, from Greek gonorrhoia, from gon- + -rrhoia -rrhea
First Known Use: circa 1526
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medical : a disease of the sex organs that is spread by sexual contact
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