GONORRHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gonorrhea mean? 

• GONORRHEA (noun)
  The noun GONORRHEA has 1 sense:

1. a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

  Familiarity information: GONORRHEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GONORRHEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

clap; gonorrhea; gonorrhoea

Hypernyms ("gonorrhea" is a kind of...):

Cupid's disease; Cupid's itch; dose; sexually transmitted disease; social disease; STD; VD; venereal disease; venereal infection; Venus's curse (a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact)

 Context examples 

Gonorrhea does not always cause symptoms.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Gonorrhea can lead to infertility for both men and women, and can make those who have it more likely to get HIV.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, Mycoplasma, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus are the most common causative agents.

(Infectious Salpingitis, NCI Thesaurus)

In women, the early symptoms of gonorrhea often are mild.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Scientists have not been able to develop a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, despite working toward one for more than 100 years.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

Your health care provider will diagnose gonorrhea with lab tests.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Women may not have any symptoms, but untreated gonorrhea can cause serious health problems.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

Treating gonorrhea is becoming more difficult because drug-resistant strains are increasing.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

A study published in the Lancet last month showed that one-third of the people who had received MeNZB did not get gonorrhea, compared to a control group who was not inoculated.

(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)

Correct usage of latex condoms greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading gonorrhea.

(Gonorrhea, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)