gonorrhoea

British

/ ˌɡɒnəˈrɪə /

noun

an infectious venereal disease caused by a gonococcus, characterized by a burning sensation when urinating and a mucopurulent discharge from the urethra or vagina

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Other Word Forms

gonorrhoeal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of gonorrhoea

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow

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Researchers in the US and Canada have already started using AI to shortlist drugs or even design antibiotics from scratch to target drug-resistant bacteria like gonorrhoea.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

Artificial intelligence has invented two new potential antibiotics that could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, researchers have revealed.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

Scientists used AI to create antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA, a type of bacteria that lives harmlessly on the skin but can cause a serious infection if it enters the body.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

Of the top 80 gonorrhoea treatments designed in theory, only two were synthesised to create medicines.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

But the most important therapeutic application of this drug is in gonorrhoea, where its antiseptic action is of much value.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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