smegma

American  

[smeg-muh] / ˈsmɛg mə /

noun

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

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smegma British  

/ ˈsmɛɡmə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of smegma

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

Example Sentences

This condition may give rise to an accumulation of smegma or secretion which may cause inflammation, itching, and nervous irritation.

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