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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon, epi-”) + σπάω (spáō, “to draw”) + -ίᾱς (-íās, nominal suffix), related to σπάδων (spádōn, “eunuch”).
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Noun
epispadias (countable and uncountable, plural epispadiases)
- (anatomy) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.
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Spanish
Noun
epispadias m (plural epispadias)
- (medicine) epispadias
Noun
epispadias
- plural of epispadia