chordee
[ kawr-dee, -dey, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr di, -deɪ, ˈkoʊr- /
noun Pathology.
a downward bowing of the penis, of a congenital nature or caused by gonorrhea.
Origin of chordee
1700–10; < French
cordée (feminine past participle) corded, in the phrase
chaude-pisse cordée corded gonorrhea
Words nearby chordee
chordal,
chordamesoderm,
chordata,
chordate,
chordates,
chordee,
chording,
chorditis,
chordo-,
chordoma,
chordophone
Medical definitions for chordee
chordee
[ kôr′dē′, -dā′, kôr-dā′ ]
n.
Painful erection and curvature of the penis in gonorrhea or Peyronie's disease.
Ventral curvature of the penis, most apparent on erection, as seen in hypospadias due to congenital shortness of the urethra.