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单词 smegma
释义

smegma

[ smeg-muh ]
/ ˈsmɛg mə /

noun

a thick, cheeselike, sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the clitoris.

Origin of smegma

1810–20; <Latin <Greek smêgma unguent, soap, cleansing medicine

Words nearby smegma

smectic, smectite, smeddum, Smedley, smeech, smegma, smegmalith, smell, smell a rat, smeller, smell fishy
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Example sentences from the Web for smegma

  • Of these, the smegma bacillus is the only one likely ever to cause confusion.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for smegma

smegma
/ (ˈsmɛɡmə) /

noun

physiol a whitish sebaceous secretion that accumulates beneath the prepuce

Word Origin for smegma

C19: via Latin from Greek smēgma detergent, from smekhein to wash
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for smegma

smegma
[ smĕgmə ]

n.

A sebaceous secretion, especially the whitish cheesy secretion that collects under the prepuce of the penis or around the clitoris.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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