smegma

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smeg·ma

 (smĕg′mə)

n.

A sebaceous secretion, especially the cheesy secretion that collects under the prepuce or around the clitoris.

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[Latin smēgma, detergent, from Greek, from smēkhein, to wash off.]

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smegma

(ˈsmɛɡmə)

n

(Physiology) physiol a whitish sebaceous secretion that accumulates beneath the prepuce

[C19: via Latin from Greek smēgma detergent, from smekhein to wash]

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smeg•ma

(ˈsmɛg mə)

n.

a thick, cheeselike, sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the clitoris.

[1810–20; < Latin < Greek smêgma unguent, soap]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

smegma - a white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin sebum - the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin

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Translations

smegma

smeg·ma

n. esmegma, secreción producida por las glándulas sebáceas vista esp. en los órganos genitales exteriores.

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smegma

n esmegma m

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