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Hypospadias MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hypospadias
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.875.466
C12.100.500.494.400
C12.200.294.494.400
C12.200.706.516
C12.800.516
C16.131.939.516
Unique ID
D007021
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007021
Scope Note
A birth defect due to malformation of the URETHRA in which the urethral opening is below its normal location. In the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the ventral surface of the PENIS or on the PERINEUM. In the female, the malformed urethral opening is in the VAGINA.
NLM Classification #
WJ 600
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2021/06/30
Hypospadias Preferred
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