gonorrhea

IPA: gɑnɝˈiʌ

(American spelling) 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.

Examples of "gonorrhea" in Sentences

Untreated, gonorrhea can lead to sterility.
It is used internally in the treatment of gonorrhea.
They are common carriers of hepatitis and gonorrhea.
Persons with gonorrhea should be tested for other STDs.
It is not unusual for men to have asymptomatic gonorrhea.
Sassafras was a commodity prized in Europe as a cure for gonorrhea.
Other tests include such STDs as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
Antibiotics can successfully cure gonorrhea in adolescents and adults.
The symptoms described are consistent with, but not diagnostic of, gonorrhea.
A gonorrhea, which is a specific acute inflammation of the urethral canal, leaves behind it
Other sexually transmitted disease (STD) infections, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, pose a problem in porn as well.
In the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the word gonorrhea is used for this discharge verses 4–13.
Gonorrhea itself was first a word for the discharge before it came to describe the disease when bacterial causation was determined.
Unlike other sexually spread diseases, such as gonorrhea or chlamydia, syphilis can eventually ravage the mind and kill if left untreated.