Gonorrhea

{gon-or-ef-ah) \_yovij, semen; pol a, a flow]. A specific infectious inflammation of the mucous membrane of the urethra and adjacent cavities, due to the gonococcus of Nei er. The disease is characterized by pain, burning urination, a profuse mucopurulent discharge, and a protracted course. It is apt to become chronic, and is frequently accompanied by complications — prostatitis, per i urethral absce , epididymitis, cystitis, purulent conjunctivitis. It may also cause arthritis (gonorrheal rheumatism), endocarditis; and in women, salpingitis. G., Dry, a form una ociated with discharge. 300