nongonococcal urethritis

American  

[non-gon-uh-kok-uhl yoor-uh-thrahy-tis] / nɒnˌgɒn əˈkɒk əl ˌjʊər 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. )

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