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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.
[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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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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smeg·ma
n. esmegma, secreción producida por las glándulas sebáceas vista esp. en los órganos genitales exteriores.
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smegma
n esmegma mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.