gonorrhea

名词 n.
/ˌɡɒn.əˈɹiː.ə/    /ˌɡɑn.əˈɹi.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts. US,countable,uncountable

词形变化

gonorrheas plural gonorrhoea alternative,UK gonorrhœa alternative,UK

词源

From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm, seed, offspring”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”) (ca. 1526). By surface analysis, gono- + -rrhea.
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