a sexually transmitted infection caused by a gonococcus, characterized by a burning sensation when urinating and a mucopurulent discharge from the urethra or vagina
Derived forms
gonorrhoeal (ˌgonorˈrhoeal) or gonorrhoeic (ˌgonorˈrhoeic), especially US gonorrheal (ˌgonorˈrheal) or gonorrheic (ˌgonorˈrheic)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow