noun
Dated medical term for gonorrhea; modern Japanese typically uses 淋病 (りんびょう) or the loanword ゴノレア.
See also: 淋病
戦前の医学書には「淋疾」という病名がよく見られる。
The disease name 淋疾 is often seen in pre-war medical books.
Modern Japanese term for gonorrhea, more common than the dated 淋疾.
From Chinese 淋疾 (línjí), a historical medical term for gonorrhea. The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the disease.