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smegma

[ smeg-muh ]

noun

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

smegma

/ ˈsmɛɡmə /

noun

  1. physiol a whitish sebaceous secretion that accumulates beneath the prepuce

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Word History and Origins

Origin of smegma1

First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin, from Greek smêgma “unguent, soap, cleansing medicine”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of smegma1

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

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Example Sentences

Of these, the smegma bacillus is the only one likely ever to cause confusion.

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