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hypospadias

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/ ˌhaɪpəˈspeɪdɪəs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hypospadias

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

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Hypospadias and epispadias are names given to malformations of the urethra in which the wall of the canal is deficient either above or below.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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