Use of the word “chordee” is confusing – both to parents and even to surgeons! Instead of the word chordee, we use the term curvature. There are 3 reasons the penis is curved – 1. short skin; 2. short urethra/urethral plate; 3. short ventral corpora (erectile cylinders on the underside of the penis).
A Farewell to Chordee.