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hypospadias definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, man with hypospadias, from hypo- + -spadias, from -spad-, -spas something torn, from span to tear, pluck off Date: circa 1855 an abnormality of the penis in which the urethra opens on the undersurface

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hypospadias Hy`po*spa"di*as, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + spa`n to draw, tear.] (Med.) A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its under surface.