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smegma definition

smegma (smeg′mə)

noun

a cheeselike, foul-smelling, sebaceous secretion that may accumulate under the foreskin or around the clitoris

Etymology: ModL < L, detergent < Gr smēgma < smēchein, to wipe off: see smectic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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