Medical Terminology Simplified

Congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the upper side of the penis near the

glans penis instead of the tip

Congenital defect in which the male urethra opens on the undersurface of the penis

instead of the tip

Inability of a man to achieve or maintain a penile erection; commonly called erectile

dysfunction

Stenosis or narrowness of the preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be pushed

back over the glans penis

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epispadias

ĕp-ĭ-SPĀ-dē-ăs

epi-: above, upon

-spadias: slit, fissure

hypospadias

hī-pō-SPĀ-dē-ăs

hypo: under, below,

deficient

-spadias: slit, fissure

impotence

ĬM-pŏ-tĕns

phimosis

fī-MŌ-sĭs

phim: muzzle

-osis: abnormal condi-

tion; increase

(used primarily

with blood cells)