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gonorrhoea

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gonorrhoea or esp US gonorrhea [gon-or-ree-a]
Noun
a sexually transmitted disease that causes inflammation and a discharge from the genital organs [Greek gonos semen + rhoia flux]
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Noun1.gonorrhoea - a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
gonorrhea, clap
sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse, Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose - a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact


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Nurses are also able to provide clients with comprehensive STI and BBV screening, which includes tests for gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis and hepatitis A, B and C.
Sexual health outreach clinics for homosexually active men by Snow, Anthony / Australian Nursing Journal
Gonorrhoea in inner London: results of a cross sectional study, British Medical Journal, 1997, 314(7096): 1719-1723.
Neighborhood context and sexual behaviors among adolescents: findings ... by Braveman, Paula / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
In the first quarter of 2005 there was a 60% increase in cases of chlamydia and a 50% increase in cases of gonorrhoea in Tasmania compared to 2004.
STD increase in Tasmania by Youth Studies Australia
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