gonorrhea
noun
gon·or·rhea
ˌgä-nə-ˈrē-ə 
: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus
called also clap
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Although cases of gonorrhea decreased by nearly 9%, syphilis cases increased by 17% from 2021 to 2022, amounting to nearly 204,000 cases in total.
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2024
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2023
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Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2024
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2023
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gonorrhea
noun
gon·or·rhea
ˌgän-ə-ˈrē-ə
: a contagious inflammatory venereal disease of the genital and urinary organs that is caused by the gonococcus
called also clap
Medical Definition
gonorrhea
noun
gon·or·rhea
variants
or chiefly British gonorrhoea
: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus
called also clap
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