Meaning of GONORRHEA
| Pronunciation: | | `gânu'reeu
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra |
| |
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | clap, gonorrhoea |
| |
| | See Also: | | Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, VD, venereal disease, Venus's curse | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Gon`or*rhe"a\, Gonorrhoea \Gon`or*rh[oe]"a\, n. [L.
gonorrhoea, Gr. ?; ? that which begets, semen, the genitals +
? to flow: cf. F. gonorrh['e]e.] (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.
|
| |
| Medical Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | A contagious bacterial infection spread through sexual contact, including vaginal, oral or anal sex. Also called "the clap," it is one of the most commonly infectious diseases in the world. It is treated with antibiotics. |
| |
| Biology Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease which affects the mucous membranes of the genitourinary tract, eye, rectum and throat. Symptoms typically show up 2-21 days after intercourse with an infected person; they include unusual, thick white or yellow discharge and/or sore throat and/or pain during urination or defecation. If left untreated, it can cause sterility; mothers can pass it along to babies during childbirth. It is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae and can be cured with antibiotics. |
| |
| Thesaurus Terms |
| |
| | Related Terms: | | acquired syphilis, balanitis gangrenosa, cerebral tabes, chancre, chancroid, clap, claps, climatic bubo, congenital syphilis, constitutional syphilis, dose, dose of clap, fifth venereal disease, French disease, general paresis, granuloma inguinale, granuloma venereum, great pox, hard chancre, latent syphilis, locomotor ataxia, morbus Gallicus, paralytic dementia, paresis, pox, pudendal ulcer, simple chancre, social disease, soft chancre, Spanish pox, syph, syphilis, syphilitic meningoencephalitis, tabes, tabes dorsales, tertiary syphilis, tropical bubo, VD, venereal disease |
| |
|
|
|