hypospadias
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hypospadias
C19: from Greek hupospadias man with hypospadia, from hypo- + spadias , prob from spadōn eunuch
Example Sentences
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My son is 9 months old and will be having surgery to correct hypospadias this summer.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2019
Another gene, NR5A1, is currently fascinating researchers because variations in it cause a wide range of effects, from underdeveloped gonads to mild hypospadias in men, and premature menopause in women.
From Scientific American • Oct. 22, 2018
This condition is called hypospadias and can cause a misdirected urinary stream or difficulty achieving a pregnancy.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2018
Mohammed Hussein, a six-year-old Iraqi boy, was born with a condition known as glanular hypospadias, in which the opening for the urethra is not in its usual place at the tip of the penis.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2016
He never mentioned anything about hypospadias, and I began to hope that the word didn’t apply to me.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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