gonorrhea

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UK/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/US/ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/

noun

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.

Similar
clapgonorrhoea
OriginLate Latin gonorrhoea ← Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia) ← Proto-Hellenic *hréwō →
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Meanings

noungonorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrheas)

plural gonorrheas · alternative UK gonorrhoea · alternative UK gonorrhœa

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

    Synonyms: clap

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
clap

More synonyms by meaning

nouna common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

Similar
gonorrhoeaclap
Broader
venereal diseaseVDvenereal infection
Also see
clap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónh₁os
  3. Ancient Greekγόνος (gónos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sréweti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*hréwō
  8. Ancient Greekῥέω (rhéō)
  9. Ancient Greekῥοία (rhoía)
  10. Ancient Greekγονόρροια (gonórrhoia)
  11. Late Latingonorrhoea
  12. Englishgonorrhea

From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm, seed, offspring”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”) (ca. 1526). By surface analysis, gono- + -rrhea.

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Translations

Afrikaans gonorree
  • gonorreeSTD
Ancient Greek γονόρροια
  • γονόρροια (gonórrhoia)STD
Arabic سَيَلَان
  • سَيَلَان (sayalān)STD
Basque gonorrea
  • gonorreaSTD
Bulgarian гоноре́я, три́пер
  • гоноре́я (gonoréja)STD
  • три́пер (tríper)STD
Catalan gonocòccia
  • gonocòcciaSTD
Chinese Cantonese 淋病
  • 淋病 (lam⁴beng⁶)STD
Chinese Mandarin 淋病
  • 淋病 (lìnbìng, línbìng)STD
Czech kapavka
  • kapavkaSTD
Danish gonoré
  • gonoréSTD
Dutch gonorroe, druiper
  • gonorroeSTD
  • druiperSTD
Esperanto gonoreo
  • gonoreoSTD
Estonian gonorröa
  • gonorröaSTD
Finnish tippuri, gonorrea
  • tippuriSTD
  • gonorreaSTD
French gonorrhée, blennorragie
  • gonorrhéeSTD
  • blennorragieSTD
German Gonorrhoe, Tripper
  • GonorrhoeSTD
  • TripperSTD
Greek βλεννόρροια
  • βλεννόρροια (vlennórroia)STD
Hebrew זִיבָה
  • זִיבָה (zivá)STD
Hindi प्रमेह, गोनोरिया
  • प्रमेह (prameh)STD
  • गोनोरिया (gonoriyā)STD
Hungarian kankó, tripper
  • kankóSTD
  • tripperSTD
Icelandic lekandi
  • lekandiSTD
Indonesian kencing nanah, gonore
  • kencing nanahSTD
  • gonoreSTD
Irish gónairith
  • gónairithSTD
Italian gonorrea, scolo
  • gonorreaSTD
  • scoloSTD
Japanese 淋病
  • 淋病 (rinbyō)STD
Korean 임질
  • 임질 (imjil)STD
Latin gonorrhoea
  • gonorrhoeaSTD
Latvian gonoreja, triperis
  • gonorejaSTD
  • triperisSTD
Lithuanian gonorėja
  • gonorėjaSTD
Malay gonorea
  • gonoreaSTD
Māori pakiwhara
  • pakiwharaSTD
Norwegian gonoré
  • gonoréSTD
Persian سوزاک, گنوره
  • سوزاک (suzâk)STD
  • گنوره (gonore)STD
Polish rzeżączka, wiewiór
  • rzeżączkaSTD
  • wiewiórSTD
  • tryperSTD
Portuguese gonorreia
  • gonorreiaSTD
Romanian gonoree, blenoragie
  • gonoreeSTD
  • blenoragieSTD
Russian гоноре́я, пари́жский на́сморк
  • гоноре́я (gonoréja)STD
  • пари́жский на́сморк (parížskij násmork)STD
  • три́ппер (trípper)STD
  • три́пер (tríper)STD
  • перело́й (perelój)STD
Slovak kvapavka, gonorea
  • kvapavkaSTD
  • gonoreaSTD
  • gonokoková infekciaSTD
Spanish gonorrea
  • gonorreaSTD
Swahili kisonono, kisalisali
  • kisononoSTD
  • kisalisaliSTD
Swedish gonorré, dröppel
  • gonorréSTD
  • dröppelSTD
Tagalog tulas, gonoreya
  • tulasSTD
  • gonoreyaSTD
  • gonoriaSTD
  • gonoreaSTD
Tamil கொணோறியா
  • கொணோறியா (koṇōṟiyā)STD
Thai หนองใน
  • หนองในSTD
Turkish belsoğukluğu, gonore
  • belsoğukluğuSTD
  • gonoreSTD
Ukrainian гоноре́я, трипер
  • гоноре́я (honoréja)STD
  • трипер (tryper)STD
  • чєрвєница (čjervjenyca)STD
  • наконе́шник (nakonéšnyk)STD
Urdu جریان
  • جریان (jryān)STD
Vietnamese lậu mủ, lậu
  • lậu mủSTD
  • lậuSTD

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gonorrhea

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Cite this entry
APA

gonorrhea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonorrhea

MLA

“gonorrhea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonorrhea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonorrhea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonorrhea.

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