Smegma Definition

smĕgmə
noun
A cheesy sebaceous secretion that may accumulate under the foreskin or around the clitoris.
Webster's New World

Origin of Smegma

  • From Latin, from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smÄ“gma), alternative spelling of σμῆμα (smÄ“ma, “soap, detergent"), from σμάω (smaō, “I wipe, clean").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin smēgma detergent from Greek from smēkhein to wash off

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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