gonorrhea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
    gonorrhoea; clap.

WordNet

Gon`or*rhe"a, Gon`or*rhoe"a noun (Also<
  • Gonorrhea
  • Gonorrhoea
)
Etymology
L. gonorrhoea, Gr. that which begets, semen, the genitals + to flow: cf. F. gonorrhée.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap.

Webster 1913