Epispadias

Epispadias
Congenital (at birth) malformation in which the opening of the urethra (from whence comes the urinary stream) is on the dorsum (topside) of the penis. Hypospadias is the corresponding malformation in which the opening of the urethra is on the ventral surface (underside) of the penis.
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A malformation in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis; frequently associated with exstrophy of the bladder. [epi- + G. spao, to tear or gouge]
- balanitic e. excessively proximal position of meatus on dorsum of glans penis.
- coronal e. excessively proximal position of meatus in coronal sulcus.
- penopubic e. position of the urethral meatus at junction of base of penis and lower abdominal wall.

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ep·i·spa·di·as .ep-ə-'spād-ē-əs n a congenital defect in which the urethra opens upon the upper surface of the penis

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n.
a congenital abnormality in which the opening of the urethra is on the dorsal (upper) surface of the penis. Surgical correction is carried out in infancy.

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epi·spa·di·as (ep″ĭ-spaґde-əs) [epi- + Gr. spadōn a rent] a developmental anomaly consisting of absence of the upper wall of the urethra, with various degrees of severity; it occurs in both sexes but is more common in males, with the urethral opening somewhere on the dorsum of the penis, manifested as a groove or cleft without a covering.

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  • epispadias — EPISPADÍAS s.n. Malformaţie congenitală constând din deschiderea uretrei pe faţa dorsală a penisului. [pron. di as. / < fr. épispadias, cf. gr. epi – deasupra, spadon – ruptură]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  EPISPADÍAS s. n …   Dicționar Român

  • epispadias — m. anat. patol. Malformación congénita que consiste en la abertura del meato uretral en la cara dorsal del pene en lugar de hacerlo en el extremo más distal. El tratamiento es quirúrgico. Se opone a hipopadias. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • épispadias — [ epispadjas ] n. m. • 1846; mot gr., de epi « sur » et span « déchirer » ♦ Pathol. Ouverture anormale de l urètre sur le dos de la verge (⇒ hypospadias). ● épispadias nom masculin (grec spadôn, onos, tiraillement, de spân, tirer) Malformation …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Epispadias — Ep i*spa di*as, n. [NL., fr. Gr. epi upon + ? to draw, rend.] (Med.) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • epispádias — s. f. pl. [Medicina] Deformação que consiste na abertura do canal da uretra, no dorso do pênis …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Epispadias — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 33378 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|64|0|q|60 ICD9 = ICD9|752.62 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D004842 An epispadias is a rare type of malformation of the penis in… …   Wikipedia

  • épispadias — (é pi spa di as ) s. m. Terme de médecine. Vice de conformation de la verge, dans lequel l ouverture de l urèthre est placée sur la partie supérieure ou dorsale. ÉTYMOLOGIE    En grec, sur et tirer …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • epispadias — ep·i·spa·di·as …   English syllables

  • epispadias — n. a congenital abnormality in which the opening of the urethra is on the dorsal (upper) surface of the penis. Surgical correction is carried out in infancy …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • epispadias — noun a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality * * * ˌepəˈspādēəs noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

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