Meaning of hypospadias | Babel Free
/ˌhʌɪ.pəʊˈspeɪ.di.əs/Definitions
A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.
countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
υποσπαδίας
Español
hipospadias
Suomi
hypospadia
Français
hypospadias
Bahasa Indonesia
hipospadia
Italiano
ipospadia
Polski
spodziectwo
Examples
“This condition, hypospadias, may be examined ad stuporem in the hundreds of photographs of Hugh Hampton Young's pioneering text, Genital Abnormalities, Hermaphroditism, and Related Adrenal Diseases (1937).”
“At the same time, they corrected Jack’s hypospadias, a condition that meant his urethra opened at the base of his penis, moving it further up so he could pee more like a boy.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.