different between leukorrhea vs gonorrhea

leukorrhea

English

Alternative forms

  • leukorrhoea
  • leukorrhœa
  • leucorrhea
  • leucorrhoea
  • leucorrhœa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (leukós, white) + ???? (rhoía, flow, flux)

Noun

leukorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural leukorrheas)

  1. (pathology) Thick, whitish vaginal discharge.

Synonyms

  • fluor albus (Latin)

Translations

Further reading

  • leukorrhea in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • leukorrhea in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • leukorrhea at OneLook Dictionary Search

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gonorrhea

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

  • gonorrhoea, gonorrhœa (British)

Etymology

From New Latin, from Late Latin gonorrhoia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (gonórrhoia), from ????? (gónos, sperm, seed, offspring) + ???? (rhoía, flow) (ca. 1526).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???n.???i.?/
  • Rhymes: -i??

Noun

gonorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural gonorrheas)

  1. (American spelling) An STD caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

Synonyms

  • the clap

Related terms

  • diarrhea/diarrhoea
  • galactorrhea/galactorrhoea
  • logorrhea/logorrhoea
  • pyorrhea/pyorrhoea

Translations

References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

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