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gonorrhea
gonorrhea , gonorrhoea /ˌɡɒnəˈriːə $ ˌɡɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: Greek gonorrhoia, from gonos 'seed' + -rrhoia, from rhein 'to flow'
a disease of the sex organs that is passed on during sex