gonorrhea
noun
a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
gonorrheal
-
a word derived from
gonorrhea.
Example Sentences
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When the plasmid in question contains drug-resistant genes, the gonorrheal bacteria acquiring it become resistant to antibiotics, too.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2017
Reported cases of gonorrhea totaled 1,273 in 2010, a 23 percent increase and counter to a national trend of reduced gonorrheal infections, the state said.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2011
This new Simpson-Kettering system has cured syphilis, gonorrhea, gonorrheal arthritis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another complication is gonorrheal inflammation of the eye, from direct transference of the pus by the fingers or otherwise, and resulting in partial or complete blindness.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
The rules for permitting a man or a woman who once had syphilis to marry, therefore, are different from those applied to the gonorrheal patient.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
