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Synonyms for gonorrhea
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gon-uh-ree-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌgɒn əˈri ə |
Top 10 synonyms for gonorrhea
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
- 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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