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gonorrhoea
/ ˌɡɒ²Ôəˈ°ùɪə /
noun
- an infectious venereal disease caused by a gonococcus, characterized by a burning sensation when urinating and a mucopurulent discharge from the urethra or vagina
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Derived Forms
- ËŒ²µ´Ç²Ô´Ç°ùˈ°ù³ó´Ç±ð²¹±ô, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gonorrhoea1
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from gonos seed + rhoia flux, flow
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"If we don't deal with it now, we're going to see more people with serious types of gonorrhoea and more cases of antibiotic resistance," he says.
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HIV takes seven weeks to be detected, hepatitis C and B can take 12 weeks or more, and chlamydia and gonorrhoea can show up within a fortnight.
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He says it's vital to limit any transmission in the UK so gonorrhoea remains a treatable infection.
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A record number of people in England were diagnosed with gonorrhoea last year, annual UK Health Security Agency figures show.
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They say that soaring rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis infections are threatening to overwhelm services.
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