Gona

/ˈɡoʊnə/ noun

A sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria; also called gonorrhea in medical terminology.

Short colloquial form of 'gonorrhea,' which comes from Greek gonos (seed) + rhoia (flow), literally meaning 'flow of seed.' The term was coined in the 2nd century CE but the colloquial 'gona' is modern slang.

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