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epispadias en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛp.ɪˈspeɪ.di.əs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπισπαδίας (epispadías), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon, epi-”) + σπάω (spáō, “to draw”) + -ίᾱς (-íās, nominal suffix), related to σπάδων (spádōn, “eunuch”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.

Forms

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Antonyms

hypospadias

Translations (2)

fi epispadia (deformity) · el επισπαδίας (deformity)