perineal hypospadias

perineal hypospadias
hypospadias in the male with anomalous development of the genitalia, the rudimentary penis often being engulfed by an overlying bifid scrotum; seen in 5α-reductase deficiency and other disorders. An extreme form is called pseudovaginal h.

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