hypospadias

noun

pathol a congenital condition in which the opening of the urethra is situated on the underside of the penis instead of at its tip

Word Origin for hypospadias

C19: from Greek hupospadias man with hypospadia, from hypo- + spadias, prob from spadōn eunuch

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Historical Examples of hypospadias

The latter has its origin in a stricture, or in an injury, or in that condition technically known as hypospadias, or in debility.
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hypospadias in Medicine

hypospadias

[hī′pō-spā′dē-əs]

A developmental anomaly of the urethra in which a part of the urethral canal is open on the undersurface of the penis or on the perineum.
A similar anomaly in which the urethra opens into the vagina.

Related formshy′po•spa′di•ac′ (-ăk′) adj.