gonorrhea
noun
gon·or·rhea
| \ ˌgä-nə-ˈrē-ə
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Definition of gonorrhea
: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus
— called also clap
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Other Words from gonorrhea
gonorrheal
\ ˌgä-nə-ˈrē-əl
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of gonorrhea in a Sentence
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In 2007, ciprofloxacin still made up almost half of prescriptions for gonorrhea. — Sophie Cousins, CNN, "Wherever you are in the world, time is running out for treating gonorrhea," 15 May 2018 The lime was meant to evoke Lyme disease, which is the third most common infectious disease in America (first and second place: chlamydia and gonorrhea). — Micah Hauser, The New Yorker, "Tickbusters on the Lookout for Lyme," 22 July 2019 In 2016, there were an estimated 376.4 million curable cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis and syphilis contracted among men and women ages 15 to 49, the WHO reports. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "A Million New STIs Are Contracted Every Day, the WHO Says," 7 June 2019 Rates of gonorrhea in particular are increasing in the U.S., almost entirely due to a sharp uptick in cases among gay men. — NBC News, "NYC's 'Quickie Lab' closes loophole in sexual health prevention," 13 June 2019 Doctors will screen for STIs such as gonorrhea and chlamydia even in the absence of symptoms. — Sophie Saint Thomas, SELF, "Here’s Why Doctors Don’t Usually Test for Herpes," 10 May 2019 For instance, 20 percent of men who get rectal gonorrhea will contract HIV within five years, according to Oregon Health Authority data. — oregonlive.com, "Spike in Multnomah County HIV cases tied to drug use," 20 June 2019 Nationwide, chlamydia increased 22 percent and gonorrhea increased 67 percent from 2013 to 2017, according to the CDC website. — Tess Vrbin, courant.com, "No awkward conversations: Department of Public Health promotes confidential notification service, aiming to reduce spread of STDs," 19 June 2019 And for gonorrhea, already bad statistics got worse last year. — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Kind of alarming’: Number of new gonorrhea cases in Alaska skyrockets in 2017," 29 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gonorrhea.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for gonorrhea
gonorrhea
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gonorrhea
medical
: a disease of the sex organs that is spread by sexual contact
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gonorrhea
noun
gon·or·rhea
variants:
or chiefly British gonorrhoea \ ˌgän-ə-ˈrē-ə
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\
Medical Definition of gonorrhea
: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus
— called also clap
Other Words from gonorrhea
gonorrheal
or chiefly British gonorrhoeal \ -ˈrē-əl
\
adjective
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adjective
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