gonorrhœa

A form of gonorrhea — A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

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Meanings

noungonorrhœa (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrhœas or gonorrhœæ)

plural gonorrhœas · plural gonorrhœæ

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of gonorrhea.
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