Look up: Hypospadias

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   hypospadias
   [n] - an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis
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   hypospadias
   A birth abnormality in which a boy's urethra, through which urine and semen pass, opens on the underside of the penis rather than at the end. It is almost always correctable with surgery.
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   Hypospadias
   Hypospadias: A birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body). The urethra normally travels in the male through the full length of the penis so that the stream of urine comes from the urethral opening at the tip of the penis. However, in hypospadias the urethra does ...
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   Hypospadias
   Hy`po·spa'di·as noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'ypo` beneath + spa`n to draw, tear.] (Medicine) A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its under surface.
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   hypospadias
   <embryology, urology> A congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the ventral (bottom) surface of the penis rather than on the glans. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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   Hypospadias
   `Hypospadias` is a birth defect of the urethra in the male that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus (opening). Instead of opening at the tip of the glans of the penis, a hypospadic urethra opens anywhere along a line (the `urethral groove`) running from the tip along the underside (ventral aspect) of the shaft to the junction of the penis and scrotum or perineum. A distal hypospadias may be suspected even in an uncircumcised boy from an ...
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   hypospadias
   (hi″po-spa´de-әs) a developmental anomaly in which the urethra opens inferior to its normal position, usually in males with the opening on the underside of the penis or on the perineum. Perineal hypospadias is a severe type in which the urethra opens onto the perineum. There is severe deformity of the penis ...
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   Hypospadias
   • (n.) A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its under surface.
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   hypospadias
   (from the article `urogenital malformation`) 5. Epispadias, an uncommon malformation of the male genital system in which the urethra opens on the upper surface of the penis. In hypospadias, ... Various defects are associated with incomplete closure of the urethra. One of the most common is hypospadias, in which the underside (ventral si...
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    hypospadias
    A developmental anomaly characterized by a defect on the ventral surface of the penis so that the urethral meatus is proximal to its normal glanular location; may be associated with chordee; also a similar defect in the female in which the urethra opens into the vagina. Cf. epispadias Syn: urogenital sinus anomaly [hypo- + G. spa, to tear or gouge...
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    Hypospadias
    A birth defect that affects the foreskin and urethral tube.Instead of the urethra being on the tip of the penis, it is located on the underside of the penis. This abnormality occurs during fetal development when the urethra is growing. A baby with hypospadias will have extra foreskin on the top side of the penis and little to no foreskin on the un...
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