gonorrhea
A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of…A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
» Have you ever received treatment for gonorrhea?
Sind Sie schon einmal gegen Gonorrhoe behandelt worden? — brauchinet
Haben Sie schon einmal wegen Tripper behandelt worden? — brauchinet
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1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.
Gonorrhoe, Tripper
гоноре́яgonoréja, пари́жский на́сморкparížskij násmork, три́пперtrípper
гоноре́яhonoréja, триперtryper, чєрвєницаčjervjenyca
- a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
Examples
2 sentencesHave you ever received treatment for gonorrhea?
deSind Sie schon einmal gegen Gonorrhoe behandelt worden? — brauchinet
She has gonorrhea.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), froFrom New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm, seed, offspring”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”) (ca. 1526). By surface analysis, gono- + -rrhea.
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Forms
plural: gonorrheasSynonyms
2 synonyms- a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra:gonorrhoeaclap
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable