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Noun: gonorrhoea  ,gó-nu'ree-u
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: gonorrhea)
  1. A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
    "Untreated gonorrhoea can lead to serious complications";
    - gonorrhea [N. Amer], clap

Derived forms: gonorrhoeas

Type of: Cupid's disease [archaic], Cupid's itch [archaic], dose [informal], sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse

Encyclopedia: Gonorrhoea