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smegma
[ smeg-muh ]
noun
- a thick, cheeselike, sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the clitoris.
smegma
/ ˈsmɛɡmə /
noun
- 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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