Diseases

Epispadias

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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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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  • Epispadia

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C12.050.351.875w.374w
  2. C12.050.351.968w.767.374w
  3. C12.200.706w.374w
  4. C12.200.777w.767.374w
  5. C12.800w.374w
  6. C12.950w.767.374w
  7. C16w.131w.939w.374w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epispadias. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004842. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004842
  2. Epispadias. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epispadias
  3. Epispadias. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1347416