balanic epispadias

balanic epispadias
balanitic epispadias incomplete epispadias in a male with the urethral opening above and behind the glans; the dorsum of the penis is usually indented to its tip, but the opening may end at the corona or proximal to it. Called also glandular e.

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  • incomplete epispadias — epispadias in which the bladder does not entirely open to the outside; designated according to the location of urethral opening in the male as either balanic or penile, and in the female as either clitoral or subsymphyseal …   Medical dictionary

  • glandular epispadias — balanic e …   Medical dictionary

  • Hypospadias — A birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body). The urethra in the male normally travels through the full length of the penis so that the stream of urine comes… …   Medical dictionary

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