gonorrhea
/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə//ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/
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gonorrhea 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.
Noun
gonorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrheas)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- clap
gonorrhea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
gonorrhea in Hindi
- STD
- प्रमेह prameh, गोनोरिया gonoriyā
gonorrhea in Tamil
- STD
- கொணோறியா koṇōṟiyā
gonorrhea in Urdu
- STD
- جریان jryān
gonorrhea in Telugu
- STD
- సెగవ్యాధి segavyādhi, గనేరియా ganēriyā
More languagesFewer languages
- gonorrhea in Malayalam
- ഗൊണോറിയ goṇōṟiya
- gonorrhea in Kannada
- ಗೊನೊರಿಯಾ gonoriyā
- gonorrhea in Gujarati
- પરમિયો parmiyo
- gonorrhea in Odia
- ଗନରିଆ ganariā
- gonorrhea in Sinhala
- සුදු බිංදුම sudu biṁduma, ගොනෝරියාව gonōriyāwa
- gonorrhea in Assamese
- গনৰিয়া gonoria
- gonorrhea in Nepali
- धातुमेह dhātumeha
- gonorrhea in Pashto
- سوزاک suzâk
- gonorrhea in Tagalog
- tulas, gonoreya, gonoria, gonorea
- gonorrhea in Arabic
- سَيَلَان sayalān
- gonorrhea in Malay
- gonorea
- gonorrhea in Indonesian
- kencing nanah, gonore
- gonorrhea in Persian
- سوزاک suzâk, گنوره gonore
- gonorrhea in Thai
- หนองใน
- gonorrhea in Vietnamese
- lậu mủ, lậu
- gonorrhea in Myanmar
- ညောင်းကျရောဂါ nyaung:kya.rau:ga, ဆီးပူညောင်းကျ hci:pu-nyaung:kya.
- Dhivehi
- ކިހުނުވުން kihunuvun̊
Synonyms of gonorrhea
Forms of gonorrhea
| plural | gonorrheas |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | gonorrhoea |
| alternative UK | gonorrhœa |
Origin of gonorrhea
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.
Words formed from gonorrhea
Words that rhyme with gonorrhea
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- althea
- Anthea
- Caesarea
- hamartia
- Hosea
- Leah
- logorrhea
- maria
- panacea
- Sandia
- Theia
- trachea
- Zia
- Achaea
- Alethea
- carry the message to Garcia
- chia
- chorea
- diarrhea
- Hygieia
- mens rea
- pharmacopoeia
- pro-mia
- quesadilla
- ratafia
- sangria
- shea
- Shi'a
- tortilla
- urea
- Aeaea
- Apamea
- apatheia
- Aramea
- Arimathea
- avania
- cinquedea
- Corea
- deliver the message to Garcia
- dionaea
- dyspnea
- Euboea
- eupatheia
- Euryclea
- Fawzia
- gelateria
- glossopoeia
- Hialeah
Questions about gonorrhea
- What does gonorrhea mean?
- Gonorrhea means 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.
- What is gonorrhea in Hindi?
- Gonorrhea in Hindi is प्रमेह (prameh), गोनोरिया (gonoriyā). See Gonorrhea meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gonorrhea?
- Gonorrhea is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gonorrhea?
- Gonorrhea is pronounced /ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gonorrhea?
- The plural of gonorrhea is gonorrheas.
Words near gonorrhea in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gonorrhea (page history and authors); પરમિયો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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