gonorrhea
gonorrhea , noun
[Latin gonorrhoea, Greek {not transcribed}; {not transcribed} that which begets, semen, the genitals + {not transcribed} to flow: compare French gonorrhée.]
(Medicine) A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract, affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination, and chordee; clap. It is caused by infection with the bacterium Neiseria gonorrheae, and is commonly transmitted by sexual intercourse.
Also: gonorrhoea