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Webster 1913 Edition


Smegma

Smeg′ma

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] soap, fr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] 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.