Body Substance
smegma Audio
smeg·ma [ smeg-muh ]
Subclass of:
Bodily secretions
Etymology:
Greek smegma = a soap or detergent
Definitions related to smegma:
  • A foul-smelling accumulation of SEBUM and desquaminated epidermal cells, especially the cheesy substance found under the foreskin of the penis and at the base of the labia minor near the clitoris.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Secretion produced by preputial gland.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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