epispadias

epispadias /epi·spa·di·as/ (ep″ĭ-spa´de-as) congenital absence of the upper wall of the urethra, occurring in both sexes, but more often in the male, with the urethral opening somewhere on the dorsum of the penis.epispa´diacepispa´dial

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ep·i·spa·di·as (p-spd-s) or ep·i·spa·di·a (-d-)

n.

A congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the upper penile surface.

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epi·spadi·al adj.

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epispadias

[ep′ispā′dē·əs]

Etymology: Gk, epi + spadon, a rent

a congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis at any point below the internal sphincter. Other pelvic abnormalities may be present. Treatment focuses on correcting or managing urinary incontinence, which occurs because the urinary sphincters are defective, and on permitting sexual function. The corresponding defect in women, in which the urethra opens by the separation of the labia minora and a fissure of the clitoris, is quite rare.

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epispadias

a congenital malformation with absence of the upper wall of the urethra, occurring in both sexes, but more commonly in the male, the urethral opening being located anywhere on the dorsum of the penis.

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epispadias

Hyperspadias Urology A congenital defect in the dorsal urethra, resulting in an opened upper meatal orifice. Cf. Hypospadias