hypospadius

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Introduction

A development anomaly characterized by a defect on the ventral aspect of the penis so that the urethral meatus is more proximal than normal.

A similar defect in females occurs in which the urethra opens into the vagina.

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995