found: MeSH browser, Sept. 21, 2012(Hypospadias. Scope Note: A birth defect due to malformation of the urethra in which the urethral opening is below its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the ventral surface of the penis or on the perineum. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is in the vagina. In MeSH Tree Structures under Penile Diseases, under Male Urogenital Diseases - Urogenital Abnormalities, under Female Urogenital Diseases - Urogenital Abnormalities, and under Congenital Abnormalities - Urogenital Abnormalities)
found: Dorland's medical dictionary for health consumers, ©2007, via TheFreeDictionary website, Sept. 21, 2012(hypospadias: a developmental anomaly in which the urethra opens inferior to its normal location; usually seen in males, with the opening on the underside of the penis or on the perineum; female hypospadias: a developmental anomaly in the female in which the urethra opens into the vagina)
found: The American heritage medical dictionary, ©2007, via TheFreeDictionary website, Sept. 21, 2012(hypospadias or hypospadia n. 1. A developmental anomaly of the urethra in which a part of the urethral canal is open on the undersurface of the penis or on the perineum. 2. A similar anomaly in which the urethra opens into the vagina.)
found: McGraw-Hill concise dictionary of modern medicine, ©2002, via TheFreeDictionary website, Sept. 21, 2012(hypospadias Pediatric urology A congenital defect in the positioning of the urethral meatus on the penis or vagina Types: Mild male hypospadias, opening is slightly displaced below the tip of the penis; severe male hypospadias, opening is in the female position at the base of the scrotum; the penis has an open gutter under the penis; the penis may be small.)
