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gonorrhea

gon.or.rhea \.ga:n-*-'re--*\ \-'re--*l\ n [NL, fr. LL, morbid loss of semen 
   fr. Gk gonorrhoia, fr. gon- + ]-rrhoia -rrhea : a contagious inflammation 
   of the genital mucous membrane caused by the g onococcus - gon.or.rhe.al aj