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Synonyms for gonorrhea

Grammar : Noun
Spell : gon-uh-ree-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˌgɒn əˈri ə

Top 10 synonyms for gonorrhea
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Définition of gonorrhea

Origin :
  • also gonorrhoea, 1520s, from Late Latin gonorrhoia, from gonos "seed" (see gonad) + rhoe "flow," from rhein "to flow" (see rheum). Mucus discharge was mistaken for semen. In early records often Gomoria, etc., from folk etymology association with biblical Gomorrah.
  • As in sexually transmitted disease : noun disease given through sexual relations
  • As in venereal disease : noun disease communicable through sex
Example sentences :
  • Certain complications are likely to arise in the course of gonorrhea.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • Gonorrhea has even more dangerous consequences in women than in men.
  • Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton
  • A cured case of gonorrhea does not mean immunity from further attacks.
  • Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton
  • In the same manner do those sacrifice who have had the gonorrhea.
  • Extract from : « The Antiquities of the Jews » by Flavius Josephus
  • Gonorrhea, especially in women, is likely to be very chronic.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
  • Gonorrhea is caused by the gonococcus discovered by Neisser in 1879.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley
  • In themselves, these threads are by no means diagnostic of gonorrhea.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis » by James Campbell Todd
  • Yeah—the only kind of guns these Mex wars are fought with is Gonorrhea Guns.
  • Extract from : « Hookers » by Richard F. Mann
  • Gonorrhea in women is frequently a serious and even fatal disease.
  • Extract from : « The Third Great Plague » by John H. Stokes
  • Of 266 examined for gonorrhea, 92.1 per cent showed its presence.
  • Extract from : « The Third Great Plague » by John H. Stokes
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