Mr. Johnson is a 43-year-old patient who presents for a routine physical examination. On examination, you note that the urethral meatus opens on the ventral surface of his penis. You de-termine that he has which condition?
a. Epispadias
b. Hydrocele
c. Hypospadias
d. Normal variation
C
The congenital defect in which the urethral meatus is located on the ventral surface of the glans is called hypospadias.
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