Epispadias
"Epispadias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004842
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.706.374 C12.777.767.374 C13.351.875.374 C13.351.968.767.374 C16.131.939.374
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