| Descriptor English: | Epispadias | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Epispadias
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Epispadia | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Épispadias | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Epispadia |
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| Tree number(s): |
C12.050.351.875.374 C12.050.351.968.767.374 C12.200.706.374 C12.200.777.767.374 C12.800.374 C12.950.767.374 C16.131.939.374 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004842 | ||||
| Scope note: | A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is above its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the top or the side of the PENIS, but the urethra can also be open the entire length of the penis. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is often between the CLITORIS and the labia, or in the ABDOMEN. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 29412 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D004842 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WJ 600 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2006/07/05 |
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Epispadias
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| Concept UI |
M0007596 |
| Scope note | A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is above its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the top or the side of the PENIS, but the urethra can also be open the entire length of the penis. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is often between the CLITORIS and the labia, or in the ABDOMEN. |
| Preferred term | Epispadias |
| Entry term(s) |
Epispadia |
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