Gonorrhoea
111gonorrheal — adjective Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with gonorrhoea …
112Antibiotic — A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced by one microorganism that selectively inhibits the growth of another microorganism. However, wholly synthetic antibiotics (usually… …
113Gonorrhea — An infection caused by bacteria called Neisseria gonorrhoea, considered primarily a sexually transmitted disease, but can also be transmitted to the newborn during the birthing process. Gonorrhea is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted… …
114Neisseria — Group of bacteria that includes the cause of gonorrhea. * * * A genus of aerobic bacteria (family Neisseriaceae) containing Gram negative cocci which occur in pairs with the adjacent sides flattened. These organisms are parasites of animals. The… …
115Penicillin — Historically, the most famous of all antibiotics, named for the fungal mould Penicillium notatum from which it is derived. Penicillin acts by destroying the cell wall in those bacteria that are sensitive have been developed (not resistant) to its …
116Urethritis — Inflammation of the urethra. (The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body.)Urethritis can be due to several causes, including sexually transmitted diseases such as Chlamydia, or irritation.… …
117gleet — Obsolete term for a chronic urethral discharge following gonorrhea. [M.E. glet, slime, fr. O.Fr. glette, fr. L. glittus, sticky] * * * gleet glēt n a chronic inflammation (as gonorrhea) of a bodily orifice usu. accompanied by an abnormal… …
118gonococcus — SYN: Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [G. gone, seed, + kokkos, berry] * * * gon·o·coc·cus .gän ə käk əs n, pl coc·ci käk .(s)ī, käk (.)(s)ē a pus producing bacterium of the genus Neisseria (N. gonorrhoeae) that causes gonorrhea gon·o·coc·cal käk əl or… …
119tendinitis — SYN: tendonitis. * * * ten·di·ni·tis or ten·don·itis .ten də nīt əs n inflammation of a tendon * * * n. inflammation of a tendon. It occurs most commonly after excessive overuse but is sometimes due to bacterial infection (e.g. gonorrhoea), or a… …
120On the Yankee Station — This article is about the short story collection. For Vietnam operations site, see Yankee Station. On the Yankee Station   …
