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hypospadias

UK/ˌhʌɪ.pəʊˈspeɪ.di.əs/US/ˌhaɪ.pəˈspeɪ.di.əs/

hypospadias noun: a congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.

Noun

hypospadias (countable and uncountable, plural hypospadiases)

  1. A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.
    • This condition, hypospadias, may be examined ad stuporem in the hundreds of photographs of Hugh Hampton Young's pioneering text, Genital Abnormalities, Hermaphroditism, and Related Adrenal Diseases (1937).1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
    • At the same time, they corrected Jack’s hypospadias, a condition that meant his urethra opened at the base of his penis, moving it further up so he could pee more like a boy.2016 July 2, Jenny Kleeman, The Guardian

hypospadias meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

hypospadias in Tamil

ஐப்போஸ்பேடியாசு, அடி நீர்த்துளை, அடிநீர்துளை, ஆண்குறி துளைப் பிறழ்வு

hypospadias in Indonesian

birth defect of the male urethra
hipospadia

Antonyms of hypospadias

Forms of hypospadias

pluralhypospadiases

Origin of hypospadias

From Ancient Greek ὑποσπαδίᾱς (hupospadíās, “one who has the orifice of the urethra too low”).

Words formed from hypospadias

Words that rhyme with hypospadias

Questions about hypospadias

What does hypospadias mean?
Hypospadias means a congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.
What is hypospadias in Tamil?
Hypospadias in Tamil is ஐப்போஸ்பேடியாசு, அடி நீர்த்துளை, அடிநீர்துளை. See Hypospadias meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypospadias?
Hypospadias is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypospadias?
Hypospadias is pronounced /ˌhʌɪ.pəʊˈspeɪ.di.əs/ (UK).
What is the plural of hypospadias?
The plural of hypospadias is hypospadiases.

Words near hypospadias in the dictionary

  1. hyposmotic
  2. hyposodic
  3. hyposomatotropism
  4. hyposomnia
  5. hypospadiac
  6. hypospadias
  7. hypospadiases
  8. hypospadiasis
  9. hypospadiology
  10. hypospermatogenesis
  11. hypospermatogenetic

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