Definition of "gonorrhoea" [gonorrhoea]

• Alternative spelling of gonorrhea. (noun)

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• "(130-200 AD) originated the word gonorrhoea (Greek gonos, semen, and rhoia, to flow)."
• "In my day, this nascent area of the curriculum involved such delights as a trip to a VD clinic, where we were merrily provided with shiny leaflets entitled "gonorrhoea" and "herpes", diseases that I think all of us then found a good deal more shocking than the idea of "adult" films."
• "Sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia were commonplace among sexually active adolescents."