gonorrhoea
/ˌgɒnrəʊˈiːə/; /ˌɡɒnrəʊˈiːə/; /ɡɒˈnɒriˈaʊə/; /ɡɒˈnɒriˈiːə/; /ɡɔːˈnɔːriə/; /ɡɒˈnɔːriə/; /ɡɒˈnɔːriə/; /ɡɔːˈnɔːriə/; /ɡɒˈnɔːriə/Definitions
1. noun
A highly infectious sexually transmitted bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, characterized by symptoms such as painful urination, yellowish discharge from the penis, and vaginal discharge in women, or no symptoms at all.
“She was diagnosed with gonorrhoea after visiting her doctor for persistent pain during urination.”