smeg·ma (sm g m )n. A sebaceous secretion, especially the cheesy secretion that collects under the prepuce or around the clitoris. [Latin sm  gma, detergent, from Greek, from smkhein, to wash off.] |
smegma [ˈsmɛgmə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol a whitish sebaceous secretion that accumulates beneath the prepuce
[via Latin from Greek smēgma detergent, from smekhein to wash]
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| 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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