Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypospadias

/ˌhaɪ.pəˈspeɪ.di.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pospa-dias
IPA: /ˌhaɪ.pəˈspeɪ.di.əs/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This condition, hypospadias, may be examined ad stuporem in the hundreds of photographs of Hugh Hampton Young's pioneering text, Genital Abnormalities, Hermaphroditism, and Related Adrenal Diseases (1937)."
"At the same time, they corrected Jack’s hypospadias, a condition that meant his urethra opened at the base of his penis, moving it further up so he could pee more like a boy."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποσπαδίᾱς (hupospadíās, “one who has the orifice of the urethra too low”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὑποσπαδίᾱς

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪ.pəˈspeɪ.di.əs/
British English: /ˌhʌɪ.pəʊˈspeɪ.di.əs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypospadiases (plural)

Derived Forms

hypospadiology

Antonyms

epispadias

Rhymes With

radius epispadias

Questions

How do you pronounce hypospadias?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.pəˈspeɪ.di.əs/.
What does hypospadias mean?: A congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis.
Where does hypospadias come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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