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Definitions

gonorrhea

[gon-uh-ree-uh] / ˌgɒn əˈri ə /
NOUN
sexually transmitted disease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome herpes syphilis the clap venereal disease
WEAK
HIV SIDA STD VD chancroid chlamydia clap crab louse crabs genital herpes genital warts herpes simplex scabies social disease tabes dorsalis
NOUN
venereal disease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
herpes pox syphilis
WEAK
STD VD crabs sexually-transmitted disease social disease the clap

Example Sentences

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One of the biggest challenges in treating gonorrhea is antibiotic resistance.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

However, many health departments had already started offering doxy PEP due to the overwhelmingly positive response it showed in clinical trials, reducing chlamydia and gonorrhea by 70% and 50%, respectively.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

Between 2020 and 2021, the number of syphilis cases rose by 32 percent, while chlamydia and gonorrhea each rose by around 4 percent.

From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2023

Mississippi had the highest rate of gonorrhea cases, according to 2021 CDC data released Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2023

This danger is greater from syphilis than from gonorrhea, for the reason that the spirochæta pallida is more virulent than the gonococcus.

From The Social Emergency Studies in Sex Hygiene and Morals by Foster, William Trufant

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.