gonorrhoea

/ ˌɡɒnəˈrɪə /

noun

1. an infectious venereal disease caused by a gonococcus, characterized by a burning sensation when urinating and a mucopurulent discharge from the urethra or vagina

Other Word Forms

• gonorrhoeal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gonorrhoea¹

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow

Example Sentences

Scientists used AI to create antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA, a type of bacteria that lives harmlessly on the skin but can cause a serious infection if it enters the body.

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The vaccine, known as the 4CMenB vaccine, was designed for preventing meningitis B in babies, but the bacteria that causes the two diseases are so closely related that the jab is also effective against gonorrhoea.

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The NHS recently announced the rollout of the world's first vaccine programme to protect against gonorrhoea, aimed principally at gay and bisexual men.

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England will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea.

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Scientists believe they have found a new effective antibiotic for gonorrhoea, which could be one of the most promising in decades.

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