noun
sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia)
• Syn: ↑NGU
• Hypernyms: ↑urethritis
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/non gon'euh kok"euhl/, Pathol.
a widespread sexually transmitted infection of the urethra, caused by the parasite Chlamydia trachomatis, or the mycoplasm Ureaplasma urealyticum, characterized in males by painful urination and discharge from the penis and in females by frequent, painful urination and cervical erosion. Abbr.: NGU Also called nonspecific urethritis. Cf. chlamydia.
[NON- + GONOCOCCAL]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.