subcoronal

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-der.

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-der.

Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē)bor.

Latin corōna

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin corōnālisder.

Anglo-Norman coronalbor.

Middle English coronal

English coronal

English subcoronal

From sub- + coronal.

Adjective

subcoronal

1. Under the corona glandis penis.
   • 1967, Abnormal Sexual Development‎^[1], page 182:

     [...] subcoronal hypospadias in a penis that otherwise had good corpora, a small glans, and a somewhat irregular penile urethra which distended readily.

   • 1981, Genitourinary Problems in Pediatrics‎^[2], page 175:

     Surgical correction, if necessary, is accomplished with ease by making an encircling subcoronal incision, denuding the penis of its skin to the base.

   • 1983, Urologic Surgery, page 842:

     In the subcoronal approach, a radial skin incision is made approximately 1 cm proximal to the corona of the glans penis on the dorsum of the penile shaft; [...]

   • 1991, Pediatric Emergency Medicine‎^[3], page 522:

     [...] which prevents drainage of subcoronal glands and promotes accumulation of smegma.

Translations

Translations

• French: sous-coronal
• Italian: sottocoronale