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Definition of: gonorrhea
(gon′ə·rē′ə) noun Pathol.
A specific contagious inflammation of the mucous membrane of the genital organs, caused by the gonococcus and accompanied by a discharge of morbid matter. Also gon′or·rhoe′a. [<LL <Gk. gonorrhoia <gonos seed + rheein flow]
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