nongonococcal urethritis

American  

[non-gon-uh-kok-uhl yoor-uh-thrahy-tis] / nɒnˌgɒn əˈkɒk əl ˌyʊər əˈθraɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a widespread sexually transmitted infection of the urethra, caused by the parasite Chlamydia trachomatis, or the mycoplasm Ureaplasma urealyticum, characterized in males by painful urination and discharge from the penis and in females by frequent, painful urination and cervical erosion. NGU

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Etymology

Origin of nongonococcal urethritis

non- + gonococcal ( def. )

Example Sentences

The clinical name of the Cinderella disease: nongonococcal urethritis, or NGU.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in a majority of cases of NGU, no gonococcus can be found�hence the name nongonococcal urethritis.

From Time Magazine Archive