Of, relating to, or affected by gonorrhea; an alternative spelling emphasizing the Greek root.
Variant spelling of gonorrheal using Greek spelling conventions. Both forms derive from 'gonorrhea' but '-ic' emphasizes the disease as a medical condition or quality.
English doctors couldn't decide on spelling, so 'gonorrheal' and 'gonorrheic' both became accepted—a reminder that medical terminology is messier than most people think.
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