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chordee

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chordee /chor·dee/ (kor´de) downward bowing of the penis, due to a congenital anomaly or to urethral infection.
chor·dee (kôrd, -d, kôr-d)
n.
1. Painful erection and curvature of the penis in gonorrhea or Peyronie's disease.
2. Ventral curvature of the penis, most apparent on erection, as seen in hypospadias due to congenital shortness of the urethra.
chordee
downward deflection of the penis, due to a congenital anomaly (hypospadias) or to urethral infection.
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The nine registries contacted the pediatric surgeons who had treated the hypospadias cases, asking them to fill in a succinct questionnaire relating to when operation was planned/ performed, and mark on the diagram the location of hypospadias and degree of chordee.
Toward the effective surveillance of hypospadias by Stone, David / Environmental Health Perspectives
Chordee or penile curvature is a downward curvature of the penis that typically accompanies the more severe forms of hypospadias.
Hypospadias and endocrine disruption: is there a connection? ... by Colborn, Theodora E. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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