gonorrhea的词源

英文词源

gonorrhea (n.)

also gonorrhoea, 1520s, from Late Latin gonorrhoia, from Greek gonos "seed" (see gonad) + rhoe "flow," from rhein "to flow" (see rheum). Mucus discharge was mistaken for semen. In early records often Gomoria, etc., from folk etymology association with biblical Gomorrah. Related: Gonorrheal; gonorrhoeal.

中文词源

gonorrhea：淋病

gonad, 性腺。-rrh, 流，词源同diarrhea, rheum.

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