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Diarrhea vs Gonorrhea - What's the difference?

diarrhea | gonorrhea |

As nouns the difference between diarrhea and gonorrhea

is that diarrhea is (chiefly|north america) a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements while gonorrhea is an std caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

diarrhea

English

(wikipedia diarrhea)

Alternative forms

* diarrhoea (British) *

Noun

  • (chiefly, North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
  • The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.

    • Synonyms

    * (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish) (all slang) * See also

    Hyponyms

    * Montezuma's revenge (informal) * Pharao's revenge (informal)

    Related terms

    * * * * *

    See also

    * constipation

    gonorrhea

    English

    (wikipedia gonorrhea) (Gonococcus)

    Alternative forms

    * gonorrhoea, (British)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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

    * (l)/(l) * (l)/(l) * (l)/(l) * (l)/(l)

    References

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