Pseudothelia

Pathology, Surgery

Also known as: External male pseudohermaphroditism

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Pseudothelia is a severe form of hypospadias that gives a male subject the appearance of a female. It is considered a form of external male pseudohermaphroditism.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

PSEUDOTHELIA (from the Greek pseudes—false and thelys—female), a high degree of hypospadias, which gives a male subject the appearance of a female. Syn. pseudohermaphroditismus masculinus externus—see Hermaphroditism.

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“Pseudothelia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/pseudothelia/