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gonore

Pronunciation: /ɡoˈnore/

“gonore” is an Indonesian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. gonorrhea (American), gonorrhoea (British), an STD caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

Etymology

From Dutch gonorroe, from Latin gonorrhoea (perhaps via German Gonorrhoe, Gonorrhö), from Ancient Greek γονόῥροια (gonórhroia), from γόνος (gónos, “sperm”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”), due the mucus having been mistaken for semen.

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