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Genital vs Gonorrhea - What's the difference?

genital | gonorrhea |

As nouns the difference between genital and gonorrhea

is that genital is (rare) the genitalia while gonorrhea is an std caused by a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.

As a adjective genital

is of, or relating to biological reproduction.

genital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, or relating to biological reproduction
  • of, or relating to the genitalia
  • (psychoanalysis) of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty

    • Related terms

    * general * generic * generate * generation * gender * genre * genus

    See also

    * female genital mutilation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) the genitalia

    • External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    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)