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Displacement of the urethral meatus
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A displacement of the external urethral orifice from its normal position (in males normally placed at the tip of glans penis, in females normally placed about 2.5 cm behind the glans clitoridis and immediately in front of that of the vagina). [ ]
Term info
Label
Displacement of the urethral meatus
Synonyms
- Displacement of the external urethral orifice
- Displacement of the male external urethral orifice
comment
Congenital misplacement of the urethral orifice is called hypospadias when it is located in the underside (ventral aspect) of the penis, and epispadias when located in the dorsum (upper aspect).
created by
doelkens
creation date
2010-12-28T05:02:59Z
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0100627
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
displaced and
inheres in some urethral meatus and
has modifier some abnormal)