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Noun: gonorrhea  `gó-nu'ree-u
Usage: N. Amer (=gonorrhoea)
  1. A common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
    - gonorrhoea [Brit, Cdn], clap

Derived forms: gonorrheas

Type of: Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse

Encyclopedia: Gonorrhea