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Meaning of SMEGMA

Pronunciation:  'smegmu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin
 
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 See Also: sebum

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Smeg"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? soap, fr. ????? to wash
off.] (Physiol.)
The matter secreted by any of the sebaceous glands.
Specifically:
(a) The soapy substance covering the skin of newborn infants.
(b) The cheesy, sebaceous matter which collects between the
    glans penis and the foreskin.
 
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