gonorrhea

/ˌgɑnəˈriə/
/gɒnəˈriə/
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Definitions of gonorrhea
  1. noun
    a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
    synonyms: clap, gonorrhoea
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    Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, STD, VD, Venus's curse, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, venereal disease, venereal infection
    a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
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