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Descriptor English: Hypospadias
Descriptor Spanish: Hipospadias
Descriptor hipospadias
Scope note: Defecto al nacimiento debido a malformación de la URETRA en el que el orificio uretral se encuentra por debajo de su localización normal. En el varón, la uretra malformada se abre en la superficie ventral del PENE o en el PERINEO. En la hembra, el orificio uretral malformado se abre en la VAGINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipospadia
Descriptor French: Hypospadias
Entry term(s): Hypospadia
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.875.466
C12.100.500.494.400
C12.200.294.494.400
C12.200.706.516
C12.800.516
C16.131.939.516
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007021
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.
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
DeCS ID: 7200
Unique ID: D007021
NLM Classification: WJ 600
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Hypospadias - Preferred
Concept UI M0010926
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.
Preferred term Hypospadias
Entry term(s) Hypospadia



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