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- noun Alternative spelling of
gonorrhea .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
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Examples
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(130-200 AD) originated the word gonorrhoea (Greek gonos, semen, and rhoia, to flow).
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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In my day, this nascent area of the curriculum involved such delights as a trip to a VD clinic, where we were merrily provided with shiny leaflets entitled "gonorrhoea" and "herpes", diseases that I think all of us then found a good deal more shocking than the idea of "adult" films.
Actually, I think Johnny Anglais really is a class act | Rachel Cooke 2011
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Sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia were commonplace among sexually active adolescents.
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It is usually caused by a sexually transmitted disease such as gonorrhoea or chlamydia.
Chapter 21 1995
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If an STD such as gonorrhoea or chlamydia is not treated, it can lead to PID.
Chapter 20 1995
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Any change in this normal discharge, particularly if it is accompanied by an unpleasant smell, itching, soreness and sometimes fever, is probably caused by a sexually transmitted infection such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia or trichomonas.
Chapter 6 1993
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And in the native hospitals it claimed many a victim among people admitted for a relatively minor ailment, such as gonorrhoea or a fractured bone.
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The word "gonorrhoea" has an oe ligature in the original.
Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards 1897
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"Too many people are unwittingly infecting their partners and the only way to ensure that you do not have an STI such as gonorrhoea is to have a sexual health check at your doctor."
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The visits include examinations of diseases such as gonorrhoea under the microscope, demonstrations about how to use a condom and question and answer sessions about the risks of different sexual activities.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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