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Where does “hypospadias” come from?

Hypospadias comes from Ancient Greek ὑποσπαδίᾱς, a medical term describing a congenital condition affecting the urethra.

hypospadias (English): A congenital condition in males in which the...

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  1. A congenital condition in males in which the...

Ancestry of “hypospadias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὑποσπαδίᾱςone who has the orifice of the urethra too low
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