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gonorrheal

gonorrheal

8.4
Related to the infection gonorrhea
  • adjective
  • /ˌɡɒnəˈriːəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gonorreico
  • He was hospitalized due to severe gonorrheal symptoms.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying new treatments for gonorrheal complications.

  • The patient was diagnosed with a gonorrheal infection.

  • The doctor prescribed antibiotics for the patient's gonorrheal infection.

  • Doctors often treat gonorrheal infections with antibiotics.

  • The doctor explained that a gonorrheal infection can lead to serious health complications if left untreated.

  • Symptoms of a gonorrheal infection may include painful urination and unusual discharge.

  • It is important to get tested for gonorrheal infections regularly if you are sexually active.

Synonyms

gonococcal
vsgonorrheal
  • Specialized
1 9.0

An infection caused by the bacteria that cause gonorrhea

relates to the disease generally rather than to the bacterium

Surface Forms

gonorrheal positive

Morphology

gonorrheal = gonorrhea (transparent) = gonorrhea + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'gonorrhea' with the suffix '-al', so its meaning is directly recoverable from the base word.

Etymology

Gonorrheal comes from Greek roots gonos ('seed') and rrhea ('flow'), because people long ago called the disease a 'flow of seed'. The rrhea part is the same idea as in diarrhea ('flow'), so gonorrheal means relating to or caused by the disease gonorrhea.