Hypospadias

"Hypospadias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D007021
MeSH Number(s)	C12.294.494.400 C12.706.516 C13.351.875.466 C16.131.939.516
Concept/Terms	Hypospadias Hypospadias Hypospadia

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hypospadias".

Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Genital Diseases, Male [C12.294]
Penile Diseases [C12.294.494]
Hypospadias [C12.294.494.400]
Urogenital Abnormalities [C12.706]
Hypospadias [C12.706.516]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urogenital Abnormalities [C13.351.875]
Hypospadias [C13.351.875.466]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Urogenital Abnormalities [C16.131.939]
Hypospadias [C16.131.939.516]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hypospadias".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hypospadias".

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