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EPISPADIAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Genitals
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A developmental anomaly consisting of absence of the upper wall of the urethra, with various degrees of severity.

OBS

[Episapadias] 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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes génitaux
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Malformation rare caractérisée par l'ouverture de l'urètre sur la face dorsale du pénis.

PHR

Épispadias féminin.

Spanish

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